Telecommunications in Guatemala

Template:Short description Telecommunications in Guatemala include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

Radio and television

• Radio stations: 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2007).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014>"Communications: Guatemala", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.</ref>
• Radios: 835,000 (1997).Template:Update after
• Television stations: 4 privately owned national terrestrial channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available (2007).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Television sets: 640,000 (1997).Template:Update after

Telephones

Guatemala's incumbent telephone company is TELGUA, which won the bidding for the privatization of the government run GUATEL.

• Calling code: +502<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• International call prefix: 00<ref>Dialing Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITY-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010)), Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 994-15.XII.2011, International Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva), 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.</ref>
• Main lines in use:
  • 665,061 lines (2000)
  • 1.4 million lines (2006)
  • 1.7 million lines, 63rd in the world (2012)<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Mobile cellular:
  • 663,296 lines (2000)
  • 6.8 million lines (2006)
  • 10.2 million lines, 70% of the population (2007)
  • 20.8 million lines, 46th in the world (2012)<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Telephone system: fairly modern network centered in Guatemala City; connected to Central American Microwave System,<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/> a trunk microwave radio relay system that links the countries of Central America and Mexico with each other.<ref>"Telephone System terms and abbreviations", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.</ref>
• Satellite earth stations: 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Communications cables: landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring (ARCOS-1) and the SAm-1 fiber optic submarine cable systems that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US (2011).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Operators:Template:Citation needed

International Operator	Brand	Users	Technology	Web Site
América Móvil	Claro/PCS Digital	3,591,138 (June 2007)	CDMA 1x EVDO Rev 0 1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSPA 1900 MHz (1.5 Mbit/s) with video calling and data services available.	Claro Guatemala
Telefónica	Movistar	2,514,612 (June 2007)	CDMA 1x EVDO Rev A 1900 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900 MHz, UMTS/HSPA 1900 MHz (7.2 Mbit/s) with data services only available.	Movistar Guatemala
Millicom / Local partners	TIGO/COMCEL	3,116,998 (June 2007)	TDMA/N-AMPS (to be shut down) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 850 MHz (3.6 Mbit/s) with video calling and data services available	TIGO Guatemala
Digicel Group	Digicel must be launched before June 18, 2008Template:Update after	Template:Update after	Planned GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900 MHz	Digicel Group

Internet

• Top-level domain: .gt<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• Internet users:

Year	Users
2002	~200,000
2003	~600,000
2004	~1.0 million
2005	~1.7 million
2006	~2.4 million
2007	~3.8 million
2009<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>	~2.3 million, 72nd in the world
2012<ref name=NIUCalc>Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Template:Webarchive, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013</ref><ref name=ITU-IndividualsUsingTheInternet>"Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013</ref>	~2.3 million, 86th in the world; 16.0% of the population, 153rd in the world
2021<ref>Template:Citation</ref>	~9.2 million

• Fixed broadband: unknown (2012).<ref name="FixedBroadbandITUDynamic2012">"Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>
• Mobile broadband: 632,624 subscriptions, 85th in the world; 4.5% of the population, 113th in the world (2012).<ref name=NIUCalc/><ref name="MobleBroadbandITUDynamic2012">"Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.</ref>
• Internet hosts: 357,552 hosts, 60th in the world (2012).<ref name=CIAWFB-Guatemala-2014/>
• IPv4: 552,192 addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 39.2 addresses per 1000 people (2012).
• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 27 (2004).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Internet censorship and surveillance

In 2011 the OpenNet Initiative reported no evidence of Internet filtering in Guatemala.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013>"Country profile: Guatemala", OpenNet Initiative, 15 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.</ref>

Guatemala's constitution protects freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and individual privacy, however, government officials routinely violate these rights. Recent constitutional reforms have legalized various electronic surveillance techniques that threaten online privacy.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>

• The Ley de Proteccion Integral de la Niñez y Adolescencia (Law on the Protection of Children and Adolescents) permits the restriction of content for children younger than eighteen years of age if it is deemed harmful to their development. Media outlets and organizers of public events are required to evaluate and classify programmed content according to this law.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>
• The Ley de Emisión del Pensamiento (Law on Expression of Thought) prohibits libel, slander, and treason in printed form, and stipulates that the author of any publication containing an opinion that the judiciary considers to be subversive, morally damaging, or "disrespectful" of private life may be subject to punishment. The Law on Expression of Thought explicitly requires newspapers that have incorrectly attributed acts to or published false information about people or entities to publish any corrections, explanations, or refutations sent to them by those they have accused. In cases of printed material that involves treason, is subversive, is "damaging to morals," or contains slander or libel, newspapers may be subject to a trial by jury; decisions may be appealed within 48 hours. The law makes an exception when the offended party is a government employee or official: if the offending content concerns "purely official acts" related to government work, the case will be judged in a "court of honor," and the decision will be final and closed to appeal.<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>
• The Ley de Orden Público (Law of Public Order) states that if the government has declared the country to be "in a state of siege," journalists must "refrain from publishing anything that might cause confusion or panic."<ref name=ONI-Guatemala-2013/>

See also

• Media of Guatemala

References

• Template:CIA World Factbook
• Template:US DOS
• Source for telephone numbers - prensalibre.com.gt

External links

• Registro de Dominios .GT Template:In lang, domain registrar for the .gt domain.