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Venezuela Internet Usage and Market Report

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Venezuela Internet Usage Statistics:
12,097,156 Internet users as of June/2012, 41.0% of the population, according to Conatel.

Latest Population Estimate:
28,868,486 population for 2014, according to US Census Bureau

Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 12,470 (2013) according to World Bank

Venezuela Country Size:
916,445 sq km - Population density is 27 persons per sq km.

Internet Growth and Population Statistics:

YEAR	Population	Internet Users	% Pen.	GNI p.c.	Usage Source
2000	23,054,210	950,000	4.1 %	$ 4,310	ITU
2005	24,847,273	3,040,000	12.2 %	$ 4,020	C.I.Almanac
2007	25,771,806	4,139,800	16.1 %	$ 4,810	ITU
2008	26,414,815	6,349,184	24.0 %	$ 7,320	Conatel
2009	26,814,843	8,846,535	33.0 %	$ 7,320	Conatel

Note: GNI is Gross National Income per capita, and corresponds to
World Bank data in US dollars.


Venezuela Search Engines:
Venezuela Search Engines
Listing of Venezuelan SE and Directories.

Venezuela Local Time and Dialing Code:
Venezuela local time and weather

Venezuela English Newspapers:
Latin American Herald Tribune

Venezuela US Tourist Information:
Venezuela Country Specific Information

Venezuela Internet Usage and Broadband:

Venezuela Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market Report
Internet and broadband penetration in Venezuela are below average for Latin America and much lower than would be expected, considering that Venezuelaés GDP per capita is the highest in the region. State-owned incumbent CANTV has a monopoly in the provision of ADSL, with which it dominates the broadband sector. The only competition comes from cable modems, wireless broadband, and satellite. As a result, ADSL in Venezuela is slower and more expensive than in other Latin American countries. Inter occupies a distant second place after CANTV in the broadband market, with a triple-play package that includes cable TV, cable modem, and telephony. This report provides an overview of Venezuelaés Internet, broadband, and pay-TV markets, accompanied by relevant statistics, analyses, and broadband scenario forecasts for the years 2010, 2015 and 2020. See report summary here.

Venezuela - Key Statistics, Regulatory Overview and Fixed Network Markets
Venezuela’s fixed-line teledensity is only slightly higher than average for Latin America, a poor performance based on the country’s GDP per capita, the highest in the region bar a few Caribbean islands. Since 2007, however, fixed lines in service have been growing by more than 20% annually, one of the fastest growth rates in the region. Based on the principle that access to telecommunications is a fundamental human right, the renationalised incumbent CANTV has been expanding the reach of its telephone network to municipalities with no telecom services, and has been rolling out lines in under-serviced areas. This report provides an overview of Venezuela’s telecom infrastructure and regulatory environment, together with brief profiles of the main fixed network operators and statistical data. See executive summary here.

Venezuela - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Market Report
Mobile telephony in Venezuela has been far more dynamic than the fixed-line market, so much so that mobile phones outnumber fixed lines in service by around 4.6 to one. Mobile penetration is among the highest in Latin America, trailing only Argentina, Uruguay, and a number of Caribbean islands. Venezuela is also a regional leader in terms of SMS traffic, the number of text messages surpassing the number of minutes an average Venezuelan talks on a mobile phone. The country remains one of the last bastions of CDMA in Latin America, but the two leading mobile operators, Movilnet and Movistar, are finally turning to GSM. The third operator, Digitel, offers only GSM services. This report provides an overview of Venezuela’s mobile market, accompanied by statistical data and brief profiles of the operators. See report summary here.



Venezuela Country Profile:

Venezuela Profile by the BBC

World Bank News on Venezuela

CIA�Factbook on Venezuela

Lanic - Venezuela
Site with links about Venezuela, maintained
by the University of Texas at Austin.

Wikipedia about Venezuela
History, politics, geography, economy and demographics of Venezuela.

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