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Colombia
Internet Usage and
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Colombia, officially the Republic of
Colombia, is a country in northwestern South America. It is
bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by
Ecuador and Peru, to the North by the Caribbean Sea, and to the
west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Mainland territory divided
into four major geographic regions: Andean highlands (composed of
three mountain ranges and intervening valley lowlands); Caribbean
lowlands; Pacific lowlands; and Ilanos and tropical rainforest of
eastern Colombia. Colombia also possesses small islands in both
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Internet Usage in Colombia
Statistics:
10,097,000
Internet users as of June/2007, 22.8% of the population, according
to CRT.
Internet Broadband Connections:
839,189
Internet users as of Sept./07, 2.0% of the population,
according to ITU
.
Latest Population
Estimate:
44,379,598
population estimate for 2007.
Gross National
Income:
GNI per
capita is US$ 2,740 ('07) according to World
Bank.
Colombia Country
Size:
1,141,748 sq
km and the population density is 39 persons per sq
km.
Colombia Google
Map:
World
Maps > Colombia Map.
Internet Growth and
Population Statistics:
|
YEAR
|
Population
|
Internet
Users
|
% Pen.
|
GNI
p.c.
|
Usage
Source
|
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2000
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42,819,600
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878,000
|
2.1
%
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$
2,080
|
ITU
|
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2005
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41.242.948
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4,739,000
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11.5
%
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$
2,000
|
CRT
|
|
2006
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42,504,835
|
6,705,000
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15.8 %
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$
2,290
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CRT
|
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2007
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44,379,598
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10,097,000
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22.8 %
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$
2,740
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CRT
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Note: GNI is Gross National Income
per capita, and corresponds to
World Bank data for the years 2000, 2004, 2,005 and 2006 in US
dollars.
Colombian Local Time and
Dialing Code:
Colombian local
time
Colombian Official
Statistics:
DANE - Departamento Administrativo
Nacional de Estadistics
Colombia e-Government
Page:
Gobierno en Linea
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Colombia ITC, Internet Usage and Broadband:
Colombian Broadband subscribers have increased 93% this year, according to
the latest Cisco IDC report. Data for 2005 showed 293,329 subscribers, in
2006 there were 628,115 subscribers, and in June 2007 there were a total of
829,189 Internet Broadband subscribers in Colombia.
Colombia Internet subscribers up 29% in
2006
May 2007 - Colombia’s internet subscribers rose by 29.1 percent to
887,783 at the end of last year, compared to December 2005, according to
National Telecommunications Regulator (CRT). Residential subscribers increased
by 25 percent over the same period. The broadband subscriber base grew by 97
percent, the fastest growth rate in Latin America. There were 324,478 xDSL
access lines at the end of 2006, up by 176 percent from 177,548 a year earlier.
DSL overtook cable for the first time. There were 260,138 cable subscribers at
the end of last year. The number of WiMAX subscriptions rose to 23,179 at the
end of December from 15,306 at the end of June. Dial-up lines fell to 259,706
at the end of 2006 from 368,954 at the end of 2005. Based on ISP data, CRT
estimates that there were some 6.7 million people using the internet in Colombia
in December 2006, for a 15.9 percent penetration rate. This is not far from the
world average of 16.6 percent and ranks Colombia in joint fifth place in the
region, with the same level as Peru and behind Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and
Brazil.
Colombia - Voice Data and
Internet
Thanks to a relatively modern telecom infrastructure and
increasing competition, the average teledensity in Colombia is
relatively high for Latin America (17%). However there is a steep
imbalance between rural and urban areas, with some regions below
10%, and the big cities over 30%. Colombia is still far behind
Brazil, Mexico and Argentina in terms of online usage. However,
according to Pyramid Research, the number of Internet subscribers
could reach 2 million by 2005. The government has made efforts to
promote the country’s Internet sector, and overall
subscribers (including dial-up and broadband) increased by 36.5%
in the first half of 2003. xDSL services are primarily
concentrated in Bogotá, Bucaramanga and Popayán.
Colombia Mobile Market
Size
According to statistics from the Ministry of
Communications and industry and trading regulator SIC, quoted by BNamericas,
Colombia’s mobile market grew by over 1.2 million subscribers in the third
quarter of 2006, reaching 29.2 million at the end of September, 2006. America Movil’s
Comcel remains the market leader, with a 64% share of the country’s subscriber
base, followed by Telefonica’s Movistar with 26% and Ola, acquired by Millicom
International Cellular in August 2006, with the remainder. Estimates for year end
2007 indicate 32 million cellphone (mobile) subscribers in Colombia.
Colombia - Data, Internet and
Broadband Markets Report
Internet penetration in Colombia
(around 8% in early 2005) is lower than the Latin American
average which is around 10%. While over 60% of Colombians access
the Internet over their ordinary telephone line, dial-up access
is losing ground to broadband, which grew around 90% in 2004
while dial-up increased by only around 10%. The main areas of
growth are prepaid dial-up and ADSL. See the table of
contents
Colombia - Key Statistics,
Telecom Market and Regulatory Overview
During 1970-95, Colombia was the most
stable economy in Latin America. Liberalisation in 1991 helped to
boost growth, and local telephony grew at an average annual rate
of around 10% during the 1990s. However, telecommunications were
adversely affected between 1999 and 2002 by the economic
downturn. During this period, Colombia’s telecom industry
lost US$2 billion despite a profit of US$1 billion in local
service. Cash strapped Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones,
the incumbent operator for 56 years and wholly state owned, was
liquidated among worldwide labour protests in June 2003, and
replaced with Colombia Telecom. For 2004, the government budgeted
US$57 million on its Compartel program, aimed at expanding basic
telephony, building community access centres and providing
Internet connections to schools and hospitals. See the report table of
contents
Colombia - - Major Fixed
Network Operators and Telecom Infrastructure
Thanks to a relatively modern telecom
infrastructure and increasing competition, the average
teledensity in Colombia is relatively high for Latin America
(16.5%), although there is a steep imbalance between rural and
urban areas, with some regions below 10% and the big cities over
30%. Growth was adversely affected by the recession. The economic
rebound of 2003-2004 did not reverse fixed line stagnation and
the number of lines in service actually decreased in 2004. This
has been attributed to the shift towards alternative technologies
and mobile phones. After years of controversy, the government
commenced a review of its VoIP regulations during 2004, and began
to issue VoIP licences to a few operators, creating new window of
opportunity. Orbitel launched VoIP services in June 2004, and ETB
followed suit in October 2004. See report table of
contents
Colombia - Mobile
Communications and Broadcasting Report
Colombia’s mobile market is one
of the fastest growing businesses in the country. Subscribers
grew 73% during 2004, on the back of the country’s economic
recovery. Mobile telephones overtook fixed lines in service for
the first time in mid-2004. Competition has intensified since
Colombia Móvil’s market entry in November 2003, when
it launched nationwide GSM services branded Ola, gaining a 12%
market share by early 2005. Colombia’s pay TV market lags
somewhat behind its neighbours, but with no restrictions on
foreign investment, pressure on UHF operators to lay cable and
strict regulations on piracy, this huge untapped market looks set
to be the next high growth area in Latin America. See the table of
contents
Colombia Free Trade Agreements:
United States Colombia Free Trade
Agreement News
Colombia Country News and Profile Links:
Colombia Profile by
the BBC
Colombia - The
Economist
Colombia country
briefings from The Economist.
Virtual Travel to Colombia
South America
Nations Online page gives
you a broad overview of
Colombia’s art, culture, people, environment, geography,
history, economy and government.
World Bank News on
Colombia
CIA World Factbook on
Colombia
Wikipedia about
Colombia
History, politics,
geography, economy and demographics of Colombia.
Doing Business in
Colombia
Colombia Economic Report prepared by
The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Statement of the IMF Mission for
Colombia
Colombia Economic Report prepared by
The International Monetary Fund.
Colombia Local
Links:
Lanic -
Colombia
Directory site with links about Colombia,
maintained by the University of Texas at Austin.
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