| Communications | Ecuador |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Telephones - main lines in use:
|
2.086 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
|
139 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
|
14.781 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
|
985 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
|
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
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 reached 100 per 100 persons in 2010
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) (2010) |
Broadcast media:
|
many TV and radio stations are privately-owned; the government owns and runs one national television station and controls two others, as well as multiple radio stations; Ecuador has multiple television networks and TV channels, and a large number of local channels; more than 400 radio stations; broadcast media required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
|
AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
|
38,285 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
|
428,782 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
|
517,495 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
|
7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) |
Television broadcast stations density:
|
2,143,907 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
|
.ec |
Internet hosts:
|
67,975 (2010) |
Internet users:
|
3.352 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
|
224 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
|
void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
