Introduction
How is the communication system in Paraguay? Here, Broadcast media include 6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Paraguay
| Internet country code | .py |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 562,369 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 8 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 5.159 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 77% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Limited progress on structural reform and deficient infrastructure of the landlocked country are obstacles to the telecom platform; effective competition in mobile market, serving 96% of population through LTE; deployment of fiber; operator enabled 109 free Internet points across the country and is looking to expand to 430 points in 2022; dependent on neighboring countries for access to submarine cables (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line just over 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 119 per 100 of the population (2021) |
| International | Country code - 595; Paraguay's landlocked position means they must depend on neighbors for interconnection with submarine cable networks, making it cost more for broadband services; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 169,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 2 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 8.659 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 128 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Paraguay
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