Communications in Guyana

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Telephones - main lines in use: 102,700 (2004 - source: ITU)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 219,000 (Sep 2005 - source: Informa Telecoms)

Telephone system: fair system for long-distance calling
domestic: microwave radio relay network for trunk lines
international: tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); Americas II submarine cable

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios: 420,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations: over 10 (one public station; several private stations which relay US satellite services and some local programs)(2005)

Televisions: 46,000 (1997)

Internet Services:

• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2005) - Inter.Net.Works, Solutions2000 and GuyanaNet
• Broadband and Wireless ISPs (WISPs): 4 (2005) - GT&T, I-Net, Broadband Inc. and E-Networks
• Internet Presence Providers (IPP) (hosting and development): RedSpider

Country code (Top-level domain): GY. Domain Name Registrar (.org.gy, .edu.gy & .gov.gy): DevNet

See also : Guyana