| Communications | Chile |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.379 million (2007) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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204 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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13.955 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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841 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: privatization begun in 1988; most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities; fixed-line connections have dropped in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching a level of 85 telephones per 100 persons
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay links; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations
international: country code - 56; submarine cables provide links to the US and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 180, FM 64, shortwave 17 (1998) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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92,232 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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259,402 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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976,571 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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263,520 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.cl |
Internet hosts:
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847,215 (2008) |
Internet users:
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5.57 million (2007) |
Internet users - density:
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336 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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