Telephones 4.6 million (1990)

Telephone system 12,000 public telephones; extensive modern system but many families do not have telephones; despite extensive use of microwave radio relay, the telephone system frequently grounds out during rainstorms, even in Buenos Aires
domestic: microwave radio relay and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 260, FM 100, shortwave 6

Radios 22.3 million (1991 est.)

Television broadcast stations 231

Televisions 7.165 million (1991 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.