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In 2004 Nicaragua had 40 telephone mainlines, 284 radio receivers, and 72 television sets for every 1,000 inhabitants. Most Nicaraguans rely primarily on radio or television for news. More than 100 radio stations broadcast, many of them from Managua, and several TV networks and cable TV stations operate in the country. In Managua the major daily newspapers are Nuevo Diario, La Prensa, and La Tribuna. Internet service was established in the mid-1990s.
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Telephones - main lines in use
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214,500 (2004) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular
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738,600 (2004) |
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Telephone system
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general assessment: inadequate system being upgraded by foreign investment
domestic: low-capacity microwave radio relay and wire system being expanded; connected to Central American Microwave System
international: country code - 505; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations
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AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations
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3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) |
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Internet country code
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.ni |
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Internet hosts
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12,628 (2005) |
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Internet users
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125,000 (2005) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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