Telephones - main lines in use:
25,400 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
164,200 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 184
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: above-average system; trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay
domestic: fixed-line teledensity of slightly less than 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 70 per 100 persons
international: country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2011)

Broadcast media:
8 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2007)

Internet country code:
.bz

Internet hosts:
3,392 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
36,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]