| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 741,269 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19.32 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 5,599,005 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 145.92 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: domestic and international facilities well-developed; steady increase in telecom revenue with effective competition; mobile connections account for 90% of connections; government-funded program to improve Internet infrastructure; connectivity through two submarine cables; launch of LTE services; Chinese company Huawei investment in bandwidth technologies; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line 17 per 100 and rapid subscribership of mobile-cellular telephone 132 per 100 (2019) international: country code - 507; landing points for the PAN-AM, ARCOS, SAC, AURORA, PCCS, PAC, and the MAYA-1 submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System (2019) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | multiple privately owned TV networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations (2019) |
| Internet country code | .pa |
| Internet users | total: 2,199,433 percent of population: 57.87% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 523,530 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13.64 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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