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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 121
272,100 (2011)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 124
2.975 million (2011)
Telephone system
General assessment
Fully automatic domestic telephone network Domestic The 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed-lines in use has declined; combined mobile-cellular teledensity exceeded 110 per 100 persons in 2011 International Country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 provides seamless connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Broadcast media
Privately-owned Radio Jamaica Limited and its subsidiaries operate multiple TV stations, subscription cable services, and radio stations; 2 other privately-owned television stations; roughly 70 radio stations (2007) Internet country code
.jm
Internet hosts World Ranking: 149
3,897 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 80
1.581 million (2009)
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