Telephones - main lines in use:
9.764 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
51.891 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: the "Telecommunications Liberalization Plan of 1998" opened the telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving
domestic: microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services are gaining ground
international: country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires (2009)

Broadcast media:
government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately-owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage (2007)

Internet country code:
.ar

Internet hosts:
6.025 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
13.694 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]