| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 686,901 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21.19 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 3,371,969 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 104.03 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: small telecom market affected by mismanagement and natural disasters; hurricanes in 2017 and earthquake in 2020 caused destruction of telecom infrastructure, leading to market decline; US provided funds to rebuild after some delay; lags behind US in fixed and broadband penetration due to high unemployment and lack of operator investment; multi-national telcoms enable LTE and launch of 5G; growing number of submarine cables helps to reduce costs and supports streaming of international content and cloud services; operator launched connectivity for school children during pandemic (2021) (2020)domestic: digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services; fixed-line 23 per 100 and mobile-cellular 115 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 1-787, 939; landing points for the GTMO-PR, AMX-1, BRUSA, GCN, PCCS, SAm-1, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Americas-II, Antillas, ARCOS, SMPR-1, and Taino-Carib submarine cables providing connectivity to the mainland US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (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 | more than 30 TV stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations |
| Internet country code | .pr |
| Internet users | total: 2,326,006 percent of population: 70.6% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 609,943 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18.82 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
