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Media
Freedom
of the press is established in the
Dominican Constitution and there is a Law
for the Expression and Diffusion of
Thought.
This
are some of the morning papers which are edited in Santo Domingo:
El Caribe, El Nuevo Diario, El Siglo, Hoy,
Diario Libre and Listin Diario; and this
some of the afternoon
papers: La Nación, El Nacional and Ultima
Hora.
At
the national level, there are 235 AM and FM
radio stations; 7 VHF and 14 UHF channels;
as well as more than 60 channels, served through
cable television, via satelite.
Telecommunications
ATT
is the main international long distance
carrier in the Dominican Republic through
the Verizon (CODETEL), TRICOM and All American Cable.
Verizon
(CODETEL) is the country’s
leader in telecommunications industry,
serving 120 cities and towns directly with
more that 700 thousand telephone lines in
service.
TRICOM
is
growing at a rapid pace by making available
to the public the most advanced
technologies in the field.
It has also developed a joint
venture with Motorola.
In the country ORANGE as well as
CENTENNIAL have established a wide range of
services as well.
The
Dominican Republic, for the excellent
quality of its telecommunications, ranks
first in Latin America.
The country has permanent
communication with any part of the world
through the Internet, and by direct
circuits with Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, England,
Finland, France, Germany, Haiti, Hawaii,
Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy,
Jamaica, Korea, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Venezuela, the Virgin
Islands, and the principal islands of the
Lesser Antilles.
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