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Colombia
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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

2000

42,819,600

878,000

2.1 %

$ 2,080

ITU

2005

41.242.948

4,739,000

11.5 %

$ 2,000

CRT

2006

42,504,835

6,705,000

15.8 %

$ 2,290

CRT

2007

44,379,598

10,097,000

22.8 %

$ 2,740

CRT

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


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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Colombian Local Directories and Search Engines:

Conexcol
Columbian and Latin American search

Iencuentra Colombia
Directory of Colombian links.

Directorio Businesscol
Colombian Business Directory.

La Lupa
Colombian Search Engine.

Colombian Yellow Pages

Colombian Search Engines Directory
Listing of Colombian SE and Directories.


Other Colombian Links

Juanes
World famous Colombian Latin rock singer Juanes website.

Andres Carne de Res
Unique and world famous restaurant in Chia, Colombia.

Ex-Pats in Colombia Blog
Information about life in Colombia.

Bogota D.C.
Information about the city of Bogota.

Products from Colombia

Directorio La Nota
Business magazine and directory to Colombia's 10,000
largest companies, by sectors and subsectors.

Colombian Exporters Directory
Over 3,000 companies listed.

Proexport Colombia
Consultants for Investing in Colombia.



The New Colombia High Spot Report covers a comprehensive review of Internet usage in Colombia, market segmentation, forecasts, demographics, market analysis, the economic landscape, information on the leading companies, search engines, espected future trends, developments and other related research about this important Latin American country.
Details about the Colombia High Spot Report here.

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