| Telephones - main lines in use: |
899,000 (1997)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
160,061 (1997)
|
| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
NA
domestic:
facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 392, FM 27, shortwave 29 (1998)
|
| Radios: |
4.15 million (1997)
|
| Television broadcast stations: |
15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)
|
| Televisions: |
1.55 million (1997)
|
| Internet country code: |
.ec
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
13 (2000)
|
| Internet users: |
20,000 (2000)
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