Santo Domingo and other major cities are serviced by modern port facilities. There is also daily freight service to Puerto Rico. Other ports are located in the cities of La Romana, Boca Chica, San Pedro de Macoris and Puerto Plata. A passenger car ferry initiated service between Santo Domingo and Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, in June 1998. The Dominican Republic has one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Latin America.
Cable television is also available locally in most large cities.
Cable systems generally transmit some U.S. and European services. Radio and television are the communication vehicles reaching the largest numbers of Dominicans.