Ultima Hora newspaper reports that there are 200,000 beeper service users in the Dominican Republic. Most users are 18 to 45 years. Beepers were introduced to the Dominican Republic by Codetel in 1988. Codetel estimates the potential market is 1,200,000 persons. Codetel has some 150,000 subscribers. The rest of the market is served by Tricom and Skytel beepers. Tricom has 28,332 subscribers and there are some 11,000 Skytel beepers. Smaller companies make up the difference. Ultima Hora report says users should reach 320,000 by year 2000. Growth is estimated at 30% per year. There are also 150,000 cellular phone users in the DR.
