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While telecom infrastructure in Guatemala is fairly modern in the main urban centres, rural telephony remains inadequate and antiquated, though much improved since the 1996 telecom liberalisation. Mobile telephony has been the fastest growing telecom sector, helped along by one of the most liberal regulatory models in the world. Mobile phones overtook fixed lines in 2001 and there are now more than twice as many mobile phones as lines in service. Guatemala is the most populated country in Central America; with its liberalised market, low teledensity, and growing demand, Guatemala offers promising opportunities for telecom investors. This report provides an overview of the country’s telecom sector accompanied by relevant statistics, and brief profiles of the main operators.

Author: Paul Budde Communications Pty Ltd. (Australia).

Date: January, 2006.