Telephones - main lines in use:

1.037 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

6.137 million (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: the four mobile-cellular service providers are expanding services rapidly and in 2006 mobile-cellular density stood at roughly 55 per 100 persons; growth in fixed-line services has slowed in the face of mobile-cellular competition
domestic: nationwide microwave radio relay system
international: country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)

Television broadcast stations:

5 (1997)

Internet country code:

.sv

Internet hosts:

12,519 (2007)

Internet users:

637,000 (2005)