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Internet World Stats > Central America > Panama
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Panama
Internet Usage and
Market Report
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Internet Usage Statistics:
300,000
Internet users as of September, 2005, 9.5% of the population,
according to the ITU.
Latest Population
Estimate:
3,172,537
population estimate for 2007, according to world-gazetteer.
Latest Country GNI
Estimate:
GNI per
capita was US$ 4,450 for 2004, according to the World
Bank.
Country Area (Size):
77,082 sq km
- Population density: 40 persons per sq km
Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
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YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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45,000
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2,839,177
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1.6
%
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ITU
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2007
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300,000
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3,172,537
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9.5
%
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ITU
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Panama Search
Engines:
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Engines.
Panama Profile:
Panama Profile by
the BBC
Panama Profile by
the CIA
Panama information in the
Wikipedia
Broadband and
Telecommunications in Panama
Panama opened its telecom
industry to full competition in January 2003, ending the monopoly
enjoyed by Cable & Wireless Panamá (C&WP). Since
then, the government has awarded numerous new concessions for
fixed-line telephony.
With significant telecom
infrastructure, a liberalised market, and serviced by five global
fibre optic cables, Panama has become an attractive country for
telecom investments. Competition is slow to develop in basic
telephony, where the incumbent Cable & Wireless Panamá
is reluctant to unbundle its local network, but the long distance
sector has attracted several players, leading to huge price
drops, especially in international calls. Mobile telephony
overtook fixed lines in 2001 and has been steadily
growing.
In the Internet market, although
penetration is still low, dial-up and ADSL connections are
developing at a fast pace; growth potential in this sector is
excellent. The leading cable TV company, Cable Onda, has started
to offer Triple Play services (converged broadband, telephony and
pay TV). Get the Panama
Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics report
now.
Recommended Market Reports on Central
America:
Central America -
Telecommunications Market Overview and Statistics
This report provides information on Belize, Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Each country
has its own chapter and covers several subjects.
Panama Links:
Panama Links from
Lanic
Panama Radio and TV
Stations
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time.
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