Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 1.08 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 75

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 5.5 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 165 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 112

Telephone system:
general assessment: fully digitalized
domestic: most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached 170 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) (2011)

Broadcast media:
mixture of privately owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 TV channels; cable TV is available; many community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in December 2010 (2010)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)

Television - broadcast stations:
62 (2005)

Internet country code:
.uy

Internet hosts:
1.036 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 2 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 59.0% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 99