Page last updated on February 20, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
2.211 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.333 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
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 has reached 100 per 100 persons
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)

Broadcast media:
Ecuador has multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately-owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple 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:
170,538 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
3.352 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]