10/16/2023

TelecoWorld: Argentina

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This page: Statistics: fixed telephones, cellular and broad band in Argentina.

TelecoWorld: Argentina

 

 

Official Name: Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Population: 46.3 millions (2022)
Currency: Argentinian Peso
Calling code: +54

Regulatory Agency:

CNC - Comision Nacional de Comunicaciones

Indec - Instituto Nacional de Estatisitca e Censo

 

 

In June of 2000, occurred the liberalization of telecommunication in Argentina through the Decree nº 465/00, with the elimination of entrance barriers of new operators in the market.

 

Wireline and Cellular Telephony Evolution

 

The following figure presents the evolution number of wireline and cell phones in Argentina.

 

 

 

Operational Performance

 

Accesses

 

Thousand 1Q21 2Q21 3Q21 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22
Mobile Accesses 56,956 54,685 57,813 59,066 59,169 59,111 59,259 59,704
Prepaid 89.94% 90.12% 89.44% 89.53% 89.47% 89.43% 89.45% 89.04%
Fixed Telephones 7,200 7,082 7,003 7,626 7,223 7,058 7,025 7,041
Fixed Broadband 9,638 9,853 10,075 10,477 10,611 10,946 11,079 11,196
Pay TV 7,347 7,333 7,677 7,597 7,565 7,648 7,666 7,680

 

Thousand 2020 2021 2022
Mobile Accesses 54,764 59,066 59,704
Prepaid 89.83% 89.53% 89.04%
Fixed Telephones 7,364 7,626 7,041
Fixed Broadband 9,562 10,477 11,196
Pay TV 7,333 7,597 7,680

Source: ENACOM

 

 

Density

 

/100 inhabitants 1Q21 2Q21 3Q21 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22
Mobile Accesses 124.0 124.0 126.0 128.0 128.0 128.0 128.0 129.0
Fixed Telephones 15.9 15.6 15.4 16.7 16.0 15.6 15.5 15.5
Fixed Broadband 21.0 22.3 22.0 22.7 23.0 23.7 23.9 24.2
Pay TV 16.0 16.6 16.7 16.5 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.6

 

/100 inhab. 2020 2021 2022
Mobile Accesses 120.0 128.0 129.0
Fixed Telephones 16.2 16.7 15.5
Fixed Broadband 21.0 22.7 24.2
Pay TV 16.1 16.5 16.6

Source: ENACOM

 

 

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