Internet in Jamaica
| Population | 2,576,085 |
| Rural population< /br>(% of total pop.), 1999 | 44.38 |
| GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | 3,657 |
| Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 52 |
| UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 54 |
| Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 19.86 |
| Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 79.20 |
| Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 5.71 |
| Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 4.27 |
| % PCs connected to Internet | 0.33 |
| Internet users per host | 163.49 |
| Internet users/100 inhabitants | 2.34 |
| Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 14.24 |
| Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 23.74 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .jm Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
- Canadian Information Technology helps Jamaica score world first in health care Heron Technology Corp., 11/15/01
- Paulwell announces Internet plan 08/25/2004
- MaX- For Internet Beginners 09/27/2005
- Jamaica Customs Automated Services Online The World Bank Group, 6/11/01
- C&WJ Foundation to give free high speed Internet to VOUCH Basic School 12/10/2005
Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Universal
Service 
- Jamaica Has Achieved Its Universal Service Objectives in Voice Telephony Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology (with Energy)
- Jamaica's Efforts at Bridging the "Digital Divide" through Building Information Communication Technologies (ICT) Capacity Cabinet Office of the Government of Jamaica
- Jamaican Jails Going Online Wired News, February 2002
- New Mobile Library Service Coming in July Jamaica Gleaner, 2004
Organizations & Regulations
- Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Technology Jamaica
- National Commission on Science and Technology, Jamaica
- Network Startup Resource Center, Jamaica
- The University of Technology, Jamaica UTECH
Statistics & Analysis
- Communication in Jamaica Information from the CIA World Factbook