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Ecuador Communications 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 20, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
2.211 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.333 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Broadcast media:
Ecuador has multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately-owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations; broadcast media required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007)

Internet country code:
.ec

Internet hosts:
170,538 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
3.352 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]


NOTE: The information regarding Ecuador on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ecuador Communications 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ecuador Communications 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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