| Communications | Uruguay |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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962,200 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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291 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4.437 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,342 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: fully digitalized
domestic: most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; new nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 150 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 598; the UNISOR submarine cable system provides direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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mixture of privately-owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 television channels broadcasting; cable TV is available; large number of community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in December 2010 (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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35,576 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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17,323 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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472,648 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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62 (2005) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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53,364 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.uy |
Internet hosts:
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765,525 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.405 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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425 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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