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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.132 million (2002)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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528,047 (2002)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; restricted cellular telephone service
domestic: point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available
international: country code - 506; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); two submarine cables (1999)
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Radios:
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980,000 (1997)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
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Televisions:
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525,000 (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
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Internet country code:
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.cr
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Internet hosts:
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10,826 (2003)
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Internet users:
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800,000 (2002)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (of which only one is legal) (2000)
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