Editing Telecommunications in Guatemala (section)

==Internet==

* [[Top-level domain]]: [[.gt]]<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/> 
* [[List of countries by number of Internet users|Internet users]]:
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Users
|-
| 2002
| ~200,000
|-
| 2003
| ~600,000
|-
| 2004
| ~1.0 million
|-
| 2005
| ~1.7 million
|-
| 2006
| ~2.4 million
|-
| 2007
| ~3.8 million
|-
| 2009<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
| ~2.3 million, 72nd in the world
|-
| 2012<ref name=NIUCalc>Calculated using penetration rate and population data from [https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329060848/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/rank.php |date=2017-03-29 }}, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013</ref><ref name=ITU-IndividualsUsingTheInternet>[http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/statistics/2013/Individuals_Internet_2000-2012.xls "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012"], International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013</ref>
| ~2.3 million, 86th in the world; 16.0% of the population, 153rd in the world
|-
|2021<ref>{{Citation |title=Guatemala |date=2024-02-20 |work=The World Factbook |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guatemala/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |language=en}}</ref>
|~9.2 million
|}
* [[List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions|Fixed broadband]]: unknown (2012).<ref name="FixedBroadbandITUDynamic2012">[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012"], Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, [[International Telecommunication Union]]. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>
* [[List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions|Mobile broadband]]: 632,624 subscriptions, 85th in the world; 4.5% of the population, 113th in the world (2012).<ref name=NIUCalc/><ref name="MobleBroadbandITUDynamic2012">[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reporting/DynamicReportWizard.aspx "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012"], Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, [[International Telecommunication Union]]. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>
* [[List of countries by number of Internet hosts|Internet hosts]]: 357,552 hosts, 60th in the world (2012).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
* [[List of countries by IPv4 address allocation|IPv4]]: 552,192 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 39.2 addresses per 1000 people (2012).
* [[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs): 27 (2004).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/CIA_World_Fact_Book,_2004/Guatemala |title=CIA World Fact Book, 2004}}</ref>

===Internet censorship and surveillance===

In 2011 the [[OpenNet Initiative]] reported no evidence of Internet filtering in Guatemala.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013>[https://opennet.net/research/profiles/guatemala "Country profile: Guatemala"], OpenNet Initiative, 15 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.</ref>

Guatemala's constitution protects [[freedom of speech]], [[freedom of the press]], and individual privacy, however, government officials routinely violate these rights. Recent constitutional reforms have legalized various [[computer and network surveillance|electronic surveillance techniques]] that threaten online privacy.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/> 
 
* The Ley de Proteccion Integral de la Niñez y Adolescencia (Law on the Protection of Children and Adolescents) permits the restriction of content for children younger than eighteen years of age if it is deemed harmful to their development. Media outlets and organizers of public events are required to evaluate and classify programmed content according to this law.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>
* The Ley de Emisión del Pensamiento (Law on Expression of Thought) prohibits [[libel]], [[slander]], and [[treason]] in printed form, and stipulates that the author of any publication containing an opinion that the judiciary considers to be subversive, morally damaging, or "disrespectful" of private life may be subject to punishment. The Law on Expression of Thought explicitly requires newspapers that have incorrectly attributed acts to or published false information about people or entities to publish any corrections, explanations, or refutations sent to them by those they have accused. In cases of printed material that involves treason, is subversive, is "damaging to morals," or contains slander or libel, newspapers may be subject to a trial by jury; decisions may be appealed within 48 hours. The law makes an exception when the offended party is a government employee or official: if the offending content concerns "purely official acts" related to government work, the case will be judged in a "court of honor," and the decision will be final and closed to appeal.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>
* The Ley de Orden Público (Law of Public Order) states that if the government has declared the country to be "in a state of siege," journalists must "refrain from publishing anything that might cause confusion or panic."<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>