1 International Connectivity and Capacity The region has had relatively poor cable connectivity to date, but bandwidth in undersea cables will expand dramatically in the next few years, perhaps producing a glut. Intra-regional bandwidth is still lagging.

2 International Internet Links (mbps)

3 Major Undersea Cables 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 As of December 1999 171.2190.0491.25552.8 By June 2001 5921602040080 Trans AtlanticTrans PacificEurope-Africa-AsiaPan Am CaribbeanPan Asian Source: Telegeography 2000, Telegeography, Inc., Washington DC, 2000.

4 Forthcoming Cables Source: LatinCom, page 6-9., October 6 2000.

5 International IP Links

6 Cable Routes Source: Telegeography 2000

7 Cable Landing Points ArgentinaFrench GuyanaPeru BermudaGrand CaymanPuerto Rico BrazilGuatemalaSt. Croix ChileGuyanaSt. Thomas ColombiaHondurasSuriname Costa RicaJamaicaTrinidad CuracaoMartiniqueUruguay Dominican RepublicMexicoVenezuela EcuadorPanamaVirgin Islands El Salvador

8 Satellite Launches and Cost

9 Transatlantic submarine systems

10 International Telephone Company Investors in LA

11 WTO Basic Telecommunication Agreement Signatories (69 total)