Mobiles / Cell Phones

Cell technology also allowed reaching the country's fields, in late 1987 CODETEL begins installing cellular phones in remote and isolated, putting the Dominican Republic one of the first countries to operate any wireless system. Over the years, mobile technology has provided varied and modern services offered to cruise or ships and planes, which enables communication of the crew and passengers when they are within the territory of the Dominican Republic; Codeflota, wireless communication network that can maintain exclusive and continuous contact between operational and administrative staff of a company, by dialing only four digits, and Fixed Cellular service to rural areas where there are no communication facilities through the wired network.

Fiber optic Cable

In the late 80's started the installation of the first fiber optic ring to bind its headquarters in Santo Domingo with the ability to handle up to 100,000 trunk circuits. At that time the country operating in seven other companies operating inside several locations.

The June 14, 1990 CODETEL installing Fiber Optic Cable Sub-Mariner V Centenario (TCS-Trans Caribbean System). This cable allows you to send voice, data and video signals of low and high speed with excellent quality in international communications. The project involved companies such as AT & T, and telcos Codetel.

The system Sub-Marine Cable for Fiber Optic Americas I, joint project of several international and had been initiated in 1992 entered service in September of that year. The system of 8,000 kilometers long is the first fiber optic cable that connects North, South and Central America and the Caribbean.

In Barbados, Colombia, United States, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic.

The project Arcos-1 (Americas Region Caribbean Optical-Ring System 1), developed by the company New World Networking, based in Bermuda.

Among the countries that make up the system Arcos-1 are: Bahamas, Belize, Curacao, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, Venezuela and Colombia.

Arcos-1 has 8,602 fiber optic cable and can run 15 Gbps initially, but in its final version may be extended up 960Gpbs.

Among the owners of the lines are companies such as AT & T, Impsat, Avantel of Mexico, MCI, CANTV of Venezuela, Codetel (Verizon Dominicana) and other communications providers in the region.

In November 2019, The Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED), presented the National Fiber Optic Network to all telecommunications services companies in the country, with the intention of explaining the benefits that this project represents to this sector and to the Dominican people. The ETED has built a 1,500 km telecommunications transport network, taking advantage of the guard wire (OPGW) of the high-voltage electricity transmission lines, 12 installed optical nodes and 23 in the process of being executed. This structure will allow the commercialization of the excess capacity, becoming a “carrier-of-carriers” operator, authorized by INDOTEL through a license for the facility of telecommunications carrier services for 20 years (INDOTEL, 2019).

For more information on telecoms contacts, please see the following link: 4.11 Additional Services Contact List.

Telecommunications Regulations

The government has entities to cover emergencies and safety of the population.

The National System for Prevention, Mitigation, and Disaster Response is a mechanism of the Executive to implement a set of measures to risk management whose main objective is the socialization of prevention, risk reduction and mitigation, restoration of services and a rapid and sustainable recovery.

National Emergency Commission CNE, to undertake duties according to law and is the official spokesperson of the government in case of a threat or destructive event occurs and / or emergency.

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) is the operational arm of the CNE, responsible for maintaining and promoting joint coordination between the different levels, jurisdictions and functions of the institutions involved in the management and emergency response in the Dominican Republic.

Existing Humanitarian Telecoms Systems

Connectivity

Dominican Republic CO currently is connected direct to RB, with a ADSL connection link with local provider VIVA. use VPN clients to access wings and intranets sites.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Dominican Republic registered ISPs (31) as per Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones.

1. ADVANCED VOIP TELECOM, S. A. | RNC. 130275742 | Av. Tiradentes No. 14, Torre Alfonso Comercial, suites c3-c4, Ensanche Naco | Tel. 829-236-3330/809-549-6810
2. Altice Dominicana, S. A. | 101618787 Ave. Nuñez de Cáceres No. 8, Bella Vista, Santo Domingo. | Todo el Territorio Nacional 809-859-1997
3. ASTER (Tecnodisa, S. A.) | RNC. 101134062| C/ José Cabrera No. 81, casi esquina Sabana Larga, Ens. Ozama | 809-587-0501
4. BT Latam Dominicana, S. A. | RNC. 101766956|C/ José Amado Soler esq. Abraham Lincoln Edif. Progresus | Tel. 809-544-1263
5. Cable Visión E. Gonzalez, S. R. L. (Caviesa) | RNC. 105038358| C/Altagracia No. 81, Guananico, Puerto Plata | Tel. 809-589-4227
6. Cap Cana Tel, S. A. | RNC.130286183 | C/ Pedro H. Ureña No. 56 Ens. La Esperilla | Tel. 809- 695-5501 ext. 3298
7. Cerronet, S. A. | RNC. 102619621 | Aut. Duarte Km 11, Villa Bisonó | Santiago | Tel. 809-842-9424
8. Colortel, S. A. | RNC.130031622 | Ave. San Martin No. 269 esq. Lope de Vega, Edif. Color Visión | Tel. 829-229-9000
9. Columbus Network Dominicana, C. por A. | RNC. 101855681 | C/ Central esq. A, Zona Industrial de Herrera | Tel. 829-956-1356
10.  Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos, S. A. (Claro-Codetel) | RNC.101001577| Ave. John F. Kennedy, Edif. Codetel | 809-220-2542
11.  Intouch, S. A. S. | RNC.130523738 | C/ Luis Padilla No. 53, Edificio Shipco, 2d0 Nivel, Locales 2B-2E, Los Prados | Tel. 809-334-1846
12.  Madisa América, S. A. | RNC.101647647| Ave. W. Churchill 71, Edif. Lama Suit 307-309| Tel. 809-440-4219
13.  Onemax, S. A.| RNC. 130034249 | C/A esq. Calle Central, Zona Industrial de Herrera| 809-530-6242
14.  Orbit Cable, S. A. |RNC.122012852| Autopista Duarte Km. 16 | Tel. 809-333-2021
15. Puntocall Lora Communications Dominicana S. A.| RNC. 130235309|Ave. Tiradentes No. 14 Torre Alfonso Comercial, Suite 502, Ens. Naco |Tel. 809-299-5023
16.  Redes Inalámbricas Dominicanas, S. R. L. | RNC.102626987| C/9 Prolongación 8, El Retiro II| Santiago | Tel. 809-851-2269
17. Rodriguez Cable Visión S. R. L.| RNC. 108011377| C/ Sotero Blanc No. 56, Loma de Cabrera | Dajabón| 809-579-4530
18.  Silk Global Dominicana, S. R. L | RNC. 130299684| C/ Duarte, Plaza Piantini Ofic. 2-4, Las Terrenas| Samaná | Tel. 809-240-5052
19.  Skymax Dominicana, S. A. | RNC. 102615586| Plaza Cristal No. 20 | Santiago| Tel. 809-724-1166
20. Star Satellite Cable and Communications, S. R. L. (Star Cable) | RNC. 102332711| Ave. Estrella Sadhalá esq. 27 de febrero | Santiago| Tel. 809-724-3000
21.  Tekcom Dominicana, S. A. | RNC. 101773685| Ave. Winston Churchill Esq. Roberto Pastoriza 3er nivel, Plaza Las Américas| Tel. 809-979-6400
22. Telecable del Nordeste, C. por A. (TDN) | RNC. 130038351| Salida San Francisco de Macorís, Plaza Premium 1er Nivel, Nagua | Maria Trinidad Sánchez| Tel. 809-584-7007
23. Telecable Dominicano, C. por A.| RNC. 101662336| Ave. Charles de Gaulle No. 5, Las Palmeras, Sabana Perdida | Santo Domingo Norte| Tel. 809-333-5333
24. Telecable Santo Domingo, S. R. L.| RNC. 103002579| Ave. Libertad No. 79, San Francisco de Macorís| Duarte| Tel. 809-588-2085
25. Teleoperadora del Nordeste, S. R. L. (Telenord) |RNC.104016191| Ave. Frank Grullón No. 5, San Francisco de Macorís| Duarte| Tel. 809-527-3553
26. Televiaducto, S. R. L.| RNC. 106011201| C/ Ángel Morales esq. Sánchez, Moca| Espaillat| Tel. 809-578-3886
27. Televisión Arcoiris, S. A. (Bloom Telecom)| RNC. 130265259| C/ Juan Ponce De León No. 11 | Higuey| La Altagracia| Tel. 809-554-4900
28. Trilogy Dominicana| RNC. 101002026| Ave. Winston Churchill No. 77, Edif. Viva| Santo Domingo| Tel. 809-503-1000
29. Tv por Cable, S. R. L. (Telecasa)| RNC.103002579| C/ Mella No.59, Edif Jimenez, Bonao| Monseñor Nouel| Tel. 809-525-2828
30. Ukram Technology, S. R. L.|RNC. 123014082| Carr. De Mendoza No. 3, Res. Mi Hogar| Santo Domingo Este| Tel. 809-596-9762
31. Wind Telecom, S A. | RNC. 102315965| Prolongación ave. 27 de febrero casi esq. Isabel Aguiar| Santo Domingo Oeste| Tel. 829-946-3037