Honduras Communication Profile 2012

 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Honduras has an extremely unequal distribution of income. About 70% of the population lives below the poverty line. Teledensity is about 14% lower than average for Central America. Nevertheless, it is better than one would expect based on the country's other economic indicators. Mobile penetration is about average for Central America and quite high compared with GDP per capita. Fixed-line telephony has been partly liberalised, with long-distance telephony open to competition, but local services are still a monopoly of state-owned Hondutel and its franchise partners. Laws governing full liberalisation have been delayed amid allegations of corruption and political wrangling over the role of Hondutel. The mobile sector, on the other hand, is highly competitive, with four operators offering services. The market leader is Millicom's Tigo, followed by America M