Editing Telecommunications in Venezuela

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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.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Bjorn Wellenius|editor2=Peter A. Stern| title=Implementing Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector: Lessons from Experience|publisher=World Bank|author=Aileen A. Pisciotta|year=1994
|isbn=978-0-8213-2606-0|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNXvYbC_JNMC&pg=PA185|chapter=Privatization of Telecommunications: The Case of Venezuela|page=185|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>

'''[[Telephone]]s {{En dash}}''' '''main lines in use:'''
7.332 million (2011)

'''Telephones {{En dash}}''' '''mobile cellular:'''
28,782,000 (2011)

'''Telephone system:'''
modern and expanding
<br>''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.
<br>''international:''
country code {{En dash}} 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations {{En dash}} 1 [[Intelsat]] ([[Atlantic Ocean]]) and 1 [[PanAmSat]]; participating with [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]] in the construction of an international fiber-optic network; constructing submarine cable to provide connectivity to Cuba

==Broadcast media==
The [[government 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==
{{main|Internet in Venezuela}}

'''Internet Hosts:'''
1.016 million (2012)

'''Internet Users:'''
8.918 million (2009)

'''[[Country code]] (Top level domain):''' VE

[[Venezuela]] has many [[Internet service providers]], although the market is dominated by the now state-owned [[CANTV|CANTV.net]] which offers ADSL and Dialup services.
Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE, [[Evolution-Data Optimized|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:
* [[CANTV|CANTV.net]] {{En dash}} ADSL and Wi-Fi hotspots and also EV-DO through the Movilnet brand.
* [[Inter_(Venezuelan_broadcaster)|Intercable]] {{En dash}} Cable and Wi-Fi Hotspots
* [[Movistar]] {{En dash}} Cable, WLL, EV-DO, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE
* [[Movilmax]] {{En dash}} WiMax (Only available in [[Caracas]])
* [[Digitel GSM|Digitel]] {{En dash}} GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.conatel.gob.ve/}}
* [https://www.submarinecablemap.com/country/venezuela Venezuela], SubmarineCableMap.com

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