Communications in Argentina

Telephones - main lines in use: 8,009,400 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.5 million (2002)

Telephone system: 110,000 public telephones; extensive modern system but many families do not have telephones.

  • 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)

Country code: AR

Contents

Postal addresses

Format

Person's name
Company name
Street address
Postcode - City - (optionally) Province abbreviation

Example

Marcelo A. Muņoz
Telefonica de Argentina
Defensa, 390, Piso 5
H. Yrigoyen 1556 - 8th floor,
1089 - Capital Federal

Reference

Part of this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2004.

See also : Argentina


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