Communications in Ecuador

Telephones

Telephones - main lines in use: 1,754,000 (Mar 2006).

Telephones - mobile cellular:9,250,000 (2007).

Telephone system:
"general assessment:"generally elementary but being expanded
"domestic:"facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
"international:"satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
There are 3 cell phone providers in Ecuador: Porta (Telcel), Movistar and Alegro.
Phones operate on GSM 850 MHz band.

Radio

Radio broadcast stations:AM 279, FM 530 (plus 349 repeaters), shortwave 25 (Mar. 2006)

Radios:5 million (2001)

Television

Television broadcast stations:323 (including repeaters) (2005)

Televisions:2.5 million (2001)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet hosts:19,027 (Sep 2005)

Internet users:1,549,000 (Feb 2006)

Internet country code: .ec

References

*Source: [http://www.supertel.gov.ec Superintendence of Telecommunications] , Control telecommunications services
*factbook

ee also

Ecuador


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