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Telephones - main lines in use:
2.086 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
14.781 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

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)

Internet country code:
.ec

Internet hosts:
162,281 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 75
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Internet users:
3.352 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]