Communications in Honduras
Encyclopedia
Telephone
s - main lines in use:
400,000 (2005) land lines.
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,114,427 (2005) (About 60% belong to, http://www.tigo.hn and 40% to
http://www.alo.hn )
Telephone system:
Digital infrastructure, privatization of all services in December 2005.
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite
earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean
); connected to Central American Microwave System
Radio
broadcast
stations:
AM 241, FM
53, shortwave
12 (1998)
Radios:
2.45 million (1997)
Television
broadcast stations:
11 (most of these stations are based in Tegucigalpa
and San Pedro Sula
; there are also 17 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
570,000 (1997)
Internet Service Provider
s (ISPs):
+100 (2005)
Internet users:
400,000 (2005)
Country code
(Top-level domain): HN
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
s - main lines in use:
400,000 (2005) land lines.
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,114,427 (2005) (About 60% belong to, http://www.tigo.hn and 40% to
http://www.alo.hn )
Telephone system:
Digital infrastructure, privatization of all services in December 2005.
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
earth stations - 2 Intelsat
Intelsat
Intelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
(Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
); connected to Central American Microwave System
Radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
stations:
AM 241, FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
53, shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
12 (1998)
Radios:
2.45 million (1997)
Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcast stations:
11 (most of these stations are based in Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
and San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...
; there are also 17 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
570,000 (1997)
Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s (ISPs):
+100 (2005)
Internet users:
400,000 (2005)
Country code
Country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical codes developed to represent countries and dependent areas, for use in data processing and communications. Several different systems have been developed to do this. The best known of these is ISO 3166-1...
(Top-level domain): HN