Telecommunications in Haiti Internet, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones.
There are 4Internet service providers serving the country –NATCOM,[1] Access Haiti,[2] Hainet.,[3] andDigicel Haiti.[4] The Haitian telecommunications authority,CONATEL,[5] decided in October 2010 to allow the introduction of3G services by the mobile telephone service providers.[6] This will enable them to deploy faster mobile internet access speeds throughout their networks than what is currently available withGPRS/EDGE.
NATCOM is the leading internet company in Haiti with a wide range of internet connectivity solutions. From 4G LTE, Fiber to the home and to the business, Wireless point to point and point to multi point solutions.NATCOM offers guaranteed SLA's thanks to its robust local network and exclusive 4 international links to the global undersea fiber networks.
As of September 2017, Taxes are included.
Fiber Optic Consumer Pricing
Pricing per month by download speed and provider
| Download Speed (Mbps) | NATCOM | Hainet | Access Haiti |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mbit/s | US$50.00 | US$60.00 | US$54.55 |
| 4 Mbit/s | US$90.00 | US$100.00 | US$99.00 |
| 6 Mbit/s | US$150.00 | US$150.00 | US$149.00 |
| 8 Mbit/s | $200.00 USD | US$199.00 | US$199.00 |
| 12 Mbit/s | US$250.00 | US$250.00 | US$249.00 |
| 15 Mbit/s | $300.00 USD | US$299.00 | US$299.00 |
| 25 Mbit/s | US$400.00 | US$350.00 | US$349.00 |
Local Taxes are not Included in the prices Above
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitorse-mail or Internetchat rooms without judicial oversight.[7]
The law provides forfreedom of speech andpress, and the government and elected officials generally respect these rights in practice. The independent media are active and express a wide variety of views without restriction. However, there have been incidents of local officials harassing or threatening journalists and others who criticized the government. Journalists complain aboutdefamation lawsuits that the government threatens or files against the press for statements made about public officials or private figures in the public arena.[7]
Defamation carries both criminal and civil penalties. Some journalists practiceself-censorship on stories related to drug trafficking or allegations of business and political corruption, likely due to past patterns of retribution against activists and journalists engaged in investigative reporting. The law prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, but the government does not always respect these prohibitions in practice.[7]
| Department | AM | FM | VHF | UHF | Cable | Satellite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouest | 4 | 66 | 7 | 30 | 3 | * |
| Sud-EsT | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | * | * |
| Nippes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sud | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | * |
| Grande-Anse | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | - | - |
| Centre | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | - | - |
| Artibonite | 6 | 42 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Nord-Est | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| Nord | 7 | 30 | 8 | 2 | - | - |
| Nord-Ouest | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | * | * |
| Total | 34 | 226 | 36 | 38 | - | - |
Tele Haiti is a television broadcasting network providing paid television services with over 140 local and international channels on its network TeleHaiti.[10]
In 2012, there were 50,000 main lines in use ranking Haiti 163rd in the world.[8]
Natcom, the result of theprivatization of Télécommunications d'Haiti S.A.M. (Teleco) in 2010, has a monopoly on the provision of landline services throughout the country. The Vietnamese companyViettel bought a 60% share, with the Haitian government keeping the remaining 40% of the company.[1]
Teleco was constantly hobbled by political interference which affected its performance. A net generator of revenues for the government in the 1970s and early 1980s, Teleco's fortunes then began to decline.[citation needed]
Despite wide-ranging poverty,Haiti increased itsmobile phone coverage rate from 6% to 30% in one year (May 2006 to May 2007). Haiti is now the driving force in mobile phone growth in theCaribbean, whileradio remains the primary information medium for most Haitians.[12]
In May 2006, Comcel and Haitel had a total of about 500,000 subscribers - a cell phone coverage rate of 6% for a population of 8.2 million. Digicel entered the market in May 2006. After one year of operations, May 2006-May 2007, Digicel went from zero to 1.4 million subscribers. The other two cell phone providers, Comcel and Haitel, responded by cutting their prices and offering new services such as Voilà, aGSM service by Comcel, andCDMA 2000 by Haitel. As a result, Comcel and Haitel increased their subscribers from 500,000 to 1 million. As of April 2012, Digicel has about 3.5 million cell phone subscribers in Haiti.[16] In May 2007, Digicel started offering twoBlackBerry services withInternet, one for enterprises and one for individuals. On March 30, 2012, Digicel completed the acquisition of Comcel / Voila, its main competitor in the Haitian market.[citation needed]
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