Argentina Communications
Argentina Communications: A summary of information about Argentina Communications, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Argentina: Communications
Telephones - main lines in use
7.5 million (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular
1.8 million (1997)
Telephone system
12,000 public telephones; extensive modern system but many families do not have telephones; despite extensive use of microwave radio relay, the telephone system frequently fails during rainstorms, even in Buenos Aires domestic: microwave radio relay and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); two international gateways near Buenos Aires; Atlantis II submarine cable (1999)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 260 (including 10 inactive stations), FM NA (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
Radios
24.3 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations
42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions
7.95 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
47 (1999)
