Cable Wireless Panama
US Department Of State Post Report
The privatization program in Panama has largely been concluded. It started with the sale of a state cement company and a state-owned fruit company. The Government awarded concessions for a private toll road in 1994, cellular phone service and another private toll road in early 1996, and two ports in mid-1996. Intel, the Panamanian Telephone Company, was partially (49%) sold in mid-1997 and is now being managed by the British firm, Cable & Wireless. The Cable & Wireless monopoly ended in January 2003 for all fixed line, long distance and international services. Government-owned casinos and racetrack were privatized in 1998. The power parastatal was restructured and converted into 8 companies, which were partially sold to the private sector in August 1998. Four American companies participated including Enron, Coastal, AES and Constellation. Two sugar mills were privatized in 1998 to local groups with some Colombian participation. [Read More]
U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua - Economic and Commercial Section
E-commerce : There are 21 internet service providers in Nicaragua hosting 50,000 users, along with a large number of Internet users registered at twelve universities across the country. Additionally, three companies offer cable internet and three others offer wireless internet. One cable internet provider is expected to offer complete national coverage by the end of 2004. 1111 ... [Read More]
Calendar of Select Upcoming Events in International Trade & Telecommunications
14-16 CTIA's Wireless 2005 New Orleans ... NCTA National Cable Television Association <http://www.ncta.com> ... SCTE Society of Cable & Telecommunications Engineers ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
In 2000, Cable Bahamas introduced high‑speed Internet access via cable lines. The cost of CoralWave for cable subscribers is $69.95 per month for unlimited usage. Also available is CoralWave Lite, a metered usage plan for $34.95 per month plus $.90 per MB above 75 MB. For either service, there is a $249 modem and installation charge. ... The Embassy’s switchboard is staffed with an operator during normal business hours. After hours, the U.S. Marine Security Guard on duty receives emergency telephone calls. Incoming telephone calls can be switched to private or commercial numbers. Callers who do not receive an answer after a minute or two should hang up and redial the number at the Embassy or one of the alternate numbers. The Pre-Clearance offices do not have switchboards. Each number listed rings in the respective office. The local telephone book lists Embassy telephone numbers under American Embassy. The Embassy facsimile number for the Administrative Section is (242) 328–7838. Housing Temporary QuartersLast Updated: 11/26/2003 9:59 AM [Read More]
Taiwan
ownership limit on cable television broadcasting services ... ownership limit on wireless and wireline telecommunications ... limitations applicable to industries on the negative list. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Several local TV stations operate in Tegucigalpa, all with Spanish-language programming. Cable TV service is available for a modest installation fee and a monthly charge, typically bundled with wide-band Internet service. Most cable stations are in Spanish, although the four major US networks are also available. BBC, CNN, C-SPAN, ESPN (in Spanish), and entertainment-oriented stations (HBO, OLE, CINEMAX, etc.) area also included. Many of these stations are aimed toward Latin audiences and do not follow U.S. programming schedules. Service is good to fair, with frequent outages and unannounced channel reconfigurations. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Cable is available from three cable TV companies (Super Cable, Inter Cable and DirectTV) at a cost slightly greater than the same service in the U.S. ... Since acquiring cable hookups and internet service can be a frustrating experience, the Embassy has established a Help Desk through the switchboard to assist employees in making arrangements for cable TV, internet service, and other residential telephone services. Newcomers are encouraged to contact the switchboard for more information. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
You will generally be able to use whatever furniture you might have in the U.S. The cool nights in Quito make one or two space heaters desirable. Curtains and rugs do not usually come with houses or apartments. Good wool and cotton rugs are available locally, most of them handmade, and they can be made to order relatively inexpensively. Bring family room and den furniture (not applicable for AID employees). ... Visitors and new arrivals to post should inquire with their hotel regarding local telephone surcharges. Some hotels add a surcharge of as much as $0.37 per minute for local and long-distance calls. This includes calls to AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and the Internet. Wireless ServiceLast Updated: 1/13/2004 1:08 PM ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Six TV channels, two government-owned, broadcast a daily menu of mixed programs, including Spanish-dubbed U.S. series shows, feature films, Mexican soaps (telenovelas), and music revues. Two channels provide regular news programs in Spanish four times daily, at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m., and one channel offers an early morning news broadcast from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. More than two dozen cable TV operators serve Guatemala City and offer a full range of U.S. programming in English. Many U.S. cable channels are available through cable. Newspapers, Magazines, and Technical JournalsLast Updated: 6/8/2004 1:07 PM Five morning and two afternoon papers are published daily in Spanish, including one official gazette. The two largest circulating dailies are ... [Read More]
US Dept of State - Monitoring and Enforcing Trade Laws and Agreements
Taiwan. As part of the 1998 review, the United States and Taiwan reached an agreement mandating a three-year transition to cost-based interconnection rates for wireless service suppliers, strengthening implementation of a 1996 agreement. In discussions under the 2000 Section 1377 review, Taiwan eliminated certain exclusivity rights from three licenses eventually issued to new entrants for fixed network services. ... Japan - Government procurement of telecommunications equipment. Following a complaint in April 1996 that Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) was discriminating against a U.S. supplier in a wireless telecommunications system procurement, USTR determined that Japan was potentially in violation of both its WTO government procurement obligations and its obligations under the bilateral government procurement agreement. Negotiations over the subsequent months resulted in the NPA agreeing to reopen the procurement. A new Request for Proposals was issued by the NPA in August 1997. ... [Read More]
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