Chile: Communication#
| Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 3,445,880 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 20 (July 2015 est.) |
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| Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 23.206 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 133 (July 2015 est.) |
| Telephone system | general assessment: privatization began in 1988; most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations domestic: number of fixed-line connections have stagnated in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching 130 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 56; landing points for the Pan American, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin America Nautilus submarine cables providing links to the US and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) |
| Broadcast media | national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising revenues and is not under direct government control; large num (2007) |
| Internet country code | .cl |
| Internet users | total: 11.256 million percent of population: 64.3% (July 2015 est.) |