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In Venezuela the first law on telecommunications was approved in 1940. It identified the responsibility of the state in regard to telephone and other telecommunication systems, including radio and television services.[1]
Telephones –main lines in use:7.332 million (2011)
Telephones –mobile cellular:28,782,000 (2011)
Telephone system:modern and expanding
domestic: domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fibre-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 130 per 100 persons.
international:country code – 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations – 1Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1PanAmSat; participating withColombia,Ecuador,Peru, andBolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network; constructing submarine cable to provide connectivity to Cuba
Thegovernment of Venezuela supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 1 state-run TV network, 4 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel. A state-run radio network includes 65 new stations and roughly another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences. A state-sponsored community broadcasters include 244 radio stations and 36 TV stations. The number of private broadcast radio stations have been declining, but many remain in operation.
Internet Hosts:1.016 million (2012)
Internet Users:8.918 million (2009)
Country code (Top level domain): VE
Venezuela has manyInternet service providers, although the market is dominated by the now state-ownedCANTV.net which offers ADSL and Dialup services.Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE,Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO), Wi-Fi Hotspots and more recently WiMax. Prices vary from US$45 to $60 per month for basic broadband plans.Some of the most important providers are:
