Telephones main lines in use: 7.332 million (2011) Telephones mobile cellular: 28,782,000 (2011) Telephone system: modern and expanding domestic: domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fibre-optic network capable of digital multimedia services; combined fixed and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 130 per 100 persons international: country code 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in the construction of an international fiber-optic network; constructing submarine cable to provide connectivity to Cuba Broadcast media The government of Venezuela supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 1 state-run TV network, 4 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel. A state-run radio network includes 65 new stations and roughly another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences. A state-sponsored community broadcasters include 244 radio stations and 36 TV stations. The number of private broadcast radio stations have been declining, but many remain in operation. Internet Internet Hosts: 1.016 million (2012) Internet Users: 8.918 million (2009) Country code (Top level domain): VE Venezuela has many Internet service providers, although the market is dominated by the now state-owned CANTV.net which offers ADSL and Dialup services. Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE, Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO), Wi-Fi Hotspots and more recently WiMax. Prices vary from US$45 to $60 per month for basic broadband plans. Some of the most important providers are: CANTV.net ADSL and Wi-Fi hotspots and also EV-DO through the Movilnet brand. Intercable Cable and Wi-Fi Hotspots Movistar Cable, WLL, EV-DO, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE Movilmax WiMax (Only available in Caracas) Digitel GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, and LTE External links Venezuela, SubmarineCableMap.com Venezuela