Internet
Internet users: 968,000 (2007)
Internet Hosts: 480,593 (2007)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (1999)
Country code (Top level domain): UY
In Uruguay, you can access the Internet mainly by using:
- ADSL services, provided by the monopoly state-owned telco company (ANTEL). As of 2012 4Mbit/s/512kbit/s cost about USD60/mo.
- One of the different Wireless ISP (which have a tendency to be more expensive because of high taxation and radio spectrum licenses costs).
- As an option, some shopping malls and other commercial business offer WiFi access at their location.
- Cyber cafes are very common throughout the whole country, and very inexpensive (from about U$S 0.4 an hour).
- 3G mobile internet is offered by all the mobile phone companies with rates of up to 3 Mbit/s. The 3G rates are relatively cheap compared to the world, because of the lack of the country population and also lack of cultural technology immersion.
- Recently (ANTEL) and Claro (Telmex), launched LTE 4G with high speed connections, about 20Mbit/s.
- Dedicado ISP launched WiMax in 2012.
- (ANTEL) is currently installing the "VERA Network", a FTTH network to the whole country. Expected to cover most of Montevideo in 2013. This will have an enormous cultural impact.
- Slower mobile internet service (EDGE and GPRS) is also offered by all mobile phone companies at very low flat rates.
Although most medium- and large size cities have modern cable TV networks, Internet access is not available through them.
Read more about this topic: Telecommunications In Uruguay