Santo Domingo. - Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel) president Jose Rafael Vargas said the country has 9.8 million fixed and mobile lines, around 3 million Web users with 445,793 Internet accounts, for or a penetration of 29.5%.
Vargas spoke in the Jaragua hotel Wednesday night to mark the milestone 100% teledensity, the proportion of telephones to people, as well as the installation of 1,000 digital salons nationwide.
He said the number of fixed and mobile lines result in a teledensity of 100%.
Speaking in a videoconference International Telecom Union Secretary General Hemadoun Touré said Dominican Republic has become a regional and world leader in the use of broadband.

claro has a 3G card that works well... I can use it anywhere there is cell phone signal in DR.. It costs just over 2,000 pesos per month
I am worried about my no show job ya know.
no way these figures are correct,, something gives.
Comment made by: Conconete DOT com
Well, as for this article, it is not full. There have to be more figures. Otherwise it is hard to believe it.
Regards!
More and more people own multiple mobile accounts - either one phone for work and one for personal use, or one phone for each mobile company in order to take advantage of special offers. The growing popularity of mobile broadband also means that an increasing number of users require at least two SIM cards, one for their mobile phone and one for their USB modem.
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