Telephones - main lines in use 929,141 (2001)

Telephones - mobile cellular 350,000 (2001)

Telephone system
general assessment: fully digitalized
domestic: most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; new nationwide microwave radio relay network
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2002)

Radio broadcast stations AM 91, FM 149, shortwave 7 (2001)

Radios 1.97 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 20 (2001)

Televisions 782,000 (1997)

Internet country code .uy

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 14 (2001)

Internet users 370,000 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Uruguay on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uruguay Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uruguay Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.