Information Technology in
CHILE

Computing, Internet Diffusion & Cultural Attitudes toward Technology

 

ICT within Chile is continuing to gain momentum in part spurred by the government's initiatives to encourage its use and make it an integral part of Chilean's daily lives.

 

Diffusion of ICT

Number of fixed lines in service (2003): 3.25 million

PCs (2002): 1.8 million

Internet servers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (2001): 9.04

Overall infrastructure quality (scale of 1-7): 4.75

Broadband penetration (2001): subscribers represent .42% of total population

Mobile telephony (2003): 7.5 million subscribers [2]

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