Telephones - main lines in use 709,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular 130,149 (1997)

Telephone system
general assessment: NA
domestic: relatively efficient system based on islandwide microwave radio relay network
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios 1.44 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 25 (1997)

Televisions 770,000 (1997)

Internet country code .do

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 24 (2000)

Internet users 25,000 (1999)

NOTE: The information regarding Dominican Republic on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominican Republic Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominican Republic Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.