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those that are supported with evidence, is prohibited. Websites bear "ultimate responsibility" for all content they host, including content authored by third parties. The law creates a new media regulator to prohibit the dissemination of "unbalanced" information and bans non-degreed journalists from publishing, effectively outlawing much investigative reporting and
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Ecuador's new "Organic Law on
Communications" was passed in June 2013. The law recognizes a right to communication. Media companies are required to collect and store user information. "Media lynching", which appears to extend to any accusation of corruption or investigation of a public official—even
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faced similar pressure related to its readers' comments and the comments section was ultimately disabled after
President Correa sent a letter of complaint. While there are no official constraints on organizing protests over the Internet, warnings from the president stating that the act of protesting
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Broadband (commonly used in urban zones) and satellite connections (often used in rural areas) are increasingly popular, eclipsing dial-up plans. According to industry estimates, between 33 and 66 percent of
Internet users have broadband speeds between 2 and 3 Mbit/s, at a cost of $ 20 to $ 25
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The government has an ongoing campaign to increase
Internet access across the country, with a goal of extending Internet connectivity to 50 percent of households by 2015. Public Internet access centers, known as Infocentros, have been installed in 377 (48 percent) of Ecuador's 810 rural parishes,
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to content critical of the government. Lawsuits have been filed against digital news sites for comments critical of the government. To use the services provided by cybercafes, the national secretary of telecommunications, SENATEL, requires that users register with the following information: full
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There is no widespread blocking or filtering of websites in
Ecuador and access to blogs and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube is generally free and open. Diverse sources of national and international information are available via the Internet. Anonymous communication,
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Ecuador has multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations. Many TV and radio stations are privately owned. The government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations. Radio and television broadcasters are required by law to give the
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There were no government restrictions on access to the
Internet or credible reports that the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms. However, on 11 July 2012 the government passed a new telecommunications regulation, requiring that Internet service providers fulfill all information
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called for the
National Secretary of Intelligence (SENAIN) to investigate two Twitter users who had published disparaging comments about him, an announcement which sent a warning to others not to post comments critical of the president. After receiving criticism from the government, news site
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are also becoming increasingly common. During the
February 2013 elections for president and National Assembly, the Internet provided a real-time forum for candidates to launch proposals, solicit votes, discuss issues, and increase the scope of their publicity campaigns.
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International: landing points for the PAN-AM and South
America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station – 1
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laws apply to content posted online. Attempts to censor statements made in times of heightened political sensitivity have been reported, as have alleged instances of censorship via the overly broad application of
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per month. In May 2012, the
Superintendent of Telecommunications indicated that the overall average speed of an Internet connection in Ecuador is 128 kbit/s, although speeds are lower in rural areas.
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241:. Human rights organizations fear that the new law will stifle critical voices in the media, due to its vague wording, arbitrary sanctions, and the threat of civil and criminal penalties.
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indefinitely suspended the reader comments section on its website. At the president's request, the comments section was shut down completely. Print and digital news outlet
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will be interpreted as "an attempt to destabilize the government" have undoubtedly discouraged some from organizing and participating in protests.
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Ecuador's state regulatory agency is the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL), which is part of the Telecommunications Ministry (MINTEL).
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requests from the superintendent of telecommunications, allowing access to client addresses and information without a judicial order.
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Domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; mobile-cellular use has surged.
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Mobile broadband: 3.4 million subscribers, 48th in the world; 22.2% of population, 67th in the world (2012).
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General assessment: elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network.
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Fixed broadband: 825,732 subscribers, 59th in the world; 5.4 of population, 102nd in the world (2012).
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Internet users: 5.3 million, 56th in the world (2012); 35.1% of the population, 119th in the world.
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Mobile cellular: 15.3 million subscribers, 55th in the world; 100 per 100 persons (2011).
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of comments critical of the government is encouraged. In January 2013, for example,
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Spain which rebranded Movistar), TDMA63. CNT is the state owned firm and uses CDMA.
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Radio broadcast stations: AM 279, FM 530 (plus 349 repeaters), shortwave 25 (2006).
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government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007).
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Fixed lines: 2.2 million lines, 56th in the world; 15 per 100 persons (2011).
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encrypted communications, and the use of security tools is not prohibited.
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Television broadcast stations: 323 (including repeaters) (2005).
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gives Ecuador a "freedom on the net status" of "partly free".
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3595:Telecommunications in South America by country
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904:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1991:Global telecommunications regulation bodies
323:, Freedom House. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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76:. Mobile networks are diverse and include
258:, "The Voice of the Andes" radio station
88:'s old network before being acquired by
2129:Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute
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382:International Telecommunication Union
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178:Internet censorship and surveillance
2242:2010 coup d'Ă©tat attempt and crisis
2144:Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860)
13:
585:Telecommunications in the Americas
80:850 MHz (largest) as well as
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2464:1998–1999 Ecuador economic crisis
454:Ecuadorian mobile phone companies
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1626:Free-space optical communication
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747:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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273: This article incorporates
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132:Televisions: 2.5 million (2001).
37:International country code: 593.
396:, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE,
380:, Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE,
142:Internet hosts: 170,538 (2012).
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2210:Supreme Council of Government
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17:Telecommunications in Ecuador
2012:Telecommunication portal
1793:Telecommunications equipment
400:. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
384:. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
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1614:Fiber-optic communication
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1359:Francis Blake (telephone)
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1154:Optical telecommunication
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889:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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113:Radios: 5 million (2001).
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2247:2024 Ecuadorian conflict
1752:Orbital angular-momentum
1189:Satellite communications
1028:Communications satellite
909:Turks and Caicos Islands
104:
54:(Atlantic Ocean) (2011).
3232:Palestinian territories
2227:War on drugs in Ecuador
2183:Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
2109:Real Audiencia of Quito
1631:Molecular communication
1454:Gardiner Greene Hubbard
1283:Undersea telegraph line
1018:Cable protection system
321:Freedom on the Net 2013
185:Freedom on the Net 2013
3402:YouTube video blocking
3353:Bosnia and Herzegovina
2200:Military Junta of 1963
1773:Communication protocol
1559:Charles Sumner Tainter
1374:Walter Houser Brattain
1319:Edwin Howard Armstrong
1127:Information revolution
824:British Virgin Islands
275:public domain material
2104:Pre-Columbian Ecuador
1747:Polarization-division
1479:Narinder Singh Kapany
1444:Erna Schneider Hoover
1364:Jagadish Chandra Bose
1344:Alexander Graham Bell
1075:online video platform
737:Saint Kitts and Nevis
155:Internet country code
124:Television in Ecuador
3292:United Arab Emirates
1589:Vladimir K. Zworykin
1549:Almon Brown Strowger
1519:Charles Grafton Page
1174:Prepaid mobile phone
1102:Electrical telegraph
96:Radio and television
3600:Internet in Ecuador
3074:Trinidad and Tobago
2171:1922 general strike
2114:War of Independence
1539:Johann Philipp Reis
1298:Wireless revolution
1260:The Telephone Cases
1117:Hydraulic telegraph
914:U.S. Virgin Islands
757:Trinidad and Tobago
602:Antigua and Barbuda
2999:Dominican Republic
2585:Indigenous peoples
2476:Telecommunications
2386:National Congress
1737:Frequency-division
1714:Telephone exchange
1584:Charles Wheatstone
1514:Jun-ichi Nishizawa
1489:Innocenzo Manzetti
1424:Reginald Fessenden
1159:Optical telegraphy
992:Telecommunications
667:Dominican Republic
545:Ecuador portal
281:The World Factbook
239:citizen journalism
40:Telephone system:
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2381:National Assembly
2371:Foreign relations
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2166:Concha Revolution
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2049:
1788:Store and forward
1783:Data transmission
1697:Network switching
1648:Transmission line
1494:Guglielmo Marconi
1459:Internet pioneers
1324:Mohamed M. Atalla
1293:Whistled language
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1871:Wireless network
1811:Cellular network
1803:Types of network
1778:Computer network
1665:Network topology
1579:Thomas A. Watson
1434:Oliver Heaviside
1419:Philo Farnsworth
1394:Daniel Davis Jr.
1369:Charles Bourseul
1329:John Logie Baird
1038:Data compression
1033:Computer network
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1122:Information Age
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