Communications in Ecuador
- 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
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Communications in Argentina — gives an overview of the postal, telephone, Internet, radio, television, and newspaper services available in Argentina. Contents 1 Postal 2 Telephone 2.1 Companies 3 Internet … Wikipedia
Communications in Mexico — are regulated by the Secretariat of Communication and Transportation ( Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes or SCT ), a federal executive cabinet ministry and by the Federal Telecommunications Commission ( Comisión Federal de… … Wikipedia
Communications in Burundi — refers to the telephony, internet, postal, radio, and television systems of Burundi. Contents 1 Telephony 2 Internet 3 Postal Service 4 Radio and television … Wikipedia
Communications in Afghanistan — has dramatically increased since 2002, and has embarked on wireless companies, internet, radio stations and television channels. Afghan telecommunication companies, such as Afghan Wireless and Roshan, have been boasting rapid increase in cellular … Wikipedia
Communications in the Netherlands — Communications in the Netherlands. Contents 1 Mail 2 Telephone 2.1 Area codes 2.2 Non geographical codes … Wikipedia
Ecuador — Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian, adj., n. /ek weuh dawr /, n. a republic in NW South America. 11,690,535; 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Cap.: Quito. * * * Ecuador Introduction Ecuador Background: The Republic of the Equator was one of three … Universalium
Ecuador — Equador redirects here. For the city in Brazil, see Equador, Rio Grande do Norte. Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador (Spanish) … Wikipedia
Ecuador — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ecuador <p></p> Background: <p></p> What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish… … The World Factbook
Communications in Colombia — Since being liberalized in 1991, the Colombian telecommunications sector has added new services, expanded coverage, improved efficiency, and lowered costs. The sector has had the second largest (after energy) investment in infrastructure (54… … Wikipedia
Communications Act of 1934 — The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law, enacted as Public Law Number 416, Act of June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, by the 73rd Congress, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of… … Wikipedia
