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Internet World Stats > Central America > Belize
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Belize
Internet usage,
broadband and telecommunications reports
Internet Usage Statistics:
38,000
Internet users as of March, 2007;
12.2% of the population, according to ITU.
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Belize has more in common with the Caribbean
island-states than with its Central American neighbours. This is reflected in
its major languages, English and Creole, and in its mainly Anglo-Caribbean
architecture and its relatively peaceful political culture.
Latest Population
Estimate:
312,233
population estimate for 2007, according to world-gazetteer.
Latest Country GNI
Estimate:
GNI per
capita was US$ 3,500 for 2006, according to the World
Bank.
Country Area:
22,966 sq
km
Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
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YEAR
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Population
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Users
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% Penet.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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245,800
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15,000
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6.1
%
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ITU
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2005
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291,904
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35,000
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12.0 %
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ITU
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2006
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312,233
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38,000
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12.2 %
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ITU
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Belize Search
Engines:
Belize Search
Engines.
Belize Profile Reports:
BBC Profile for
Belize
CIA Profile for
Belize
Belize World Bank
Report
Belize Wikipedia
Profile
Belize Radio and TV
Stations
Broadband and Telecommunications
in Belize
Belize was among the first Latin American countries to
privatise its national telecom company in 1988, but gave the
incumbent, Belize Telecommunications Ltd (BTL), a 15-year
monopoly concession until end-2002 for all fixed-line and mobile
phone services. Now, despite theoretical liberalisation, BTL
still holds a de facto monopoly. International Telecommunications
(Intelco) became BTL’s first competitor in October 2003,
but was bankrupt by November 2004. A third company now has the
task of breaking BTL’s monopoly: SpeedNet Communications
(SpeedNet), which began to build a CDMA2000 1X network in
September 2004. SpeedNet plans to offer Internet access, wireless
broadband and various corporate services as well as mobile
telephony.
Recommended Market Reports on
Belize:
Belize - Telecommunications
Market Overview and Statistics
Belize was among the first Latin American countries to privatise
its national telecom company in 1988, but gave the incumbent,
Belize Telecommunications Ltd (BTL), a 15-year monopoly
concession until end-2002 for all fixed-line and mobile phone
services. Now, despite theoretical liberalisation, BTL still
holds a de facto monopoly. International Telecommunications
(Intelco) became BTL’s first competitor in October 2003,
but was bankrupt by November 2004. A third company now has the
task of breaking BTL’s monopoly: SpeedNet Communications
(SpeedNet), which began to build a CDMA2000 1X network in
September 2004. SpeedNet plans to offer Internet access, wireless
broadband and various corporate services as well as mobile
telephony. Get the report
here.
Keep tuned to the Internet Statistics
Blog. More statistics, figures and updates become available all the
time.
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