Communications
Uruguay
Internet users
percent of population
90% (2023 est.)
Broadcast media
a combination of privately operated and government-managed broadcasting media; more than 100 commercial radio outlets and approximately 20 television channels; cable television services are accessible; numerous community radio and television stations exist; in 2010, the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) was adopted (2019)
Internet country code
.uy
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions
1.205 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
36 (2023 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions
4.93 million (2024 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
146 (2024 est.)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total
1.1 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
32 (2023 est.)