Telecommunication in Puerto Rico

Compared to the European Union, Puerto Rico has a slight downturn in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +1809, there were a total of 4.03 million connections in 2018. Among them were 3.33 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.0 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.

In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Puerto Rico is back. Around 71% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 19% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).

With about 469 webhosts, Puerto Rico is below the world's average by population.

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Development of telephone and internet connections

The following diagrams show the development of the different telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that on average every inhabitant has more than one subscription.

Spread of internet connections in Puerto Rico 1990 - 2017

Broadband internet in Puerto Rico 2001 - 2018

Landlines in the years 1990 - 2018

Mobile phones in Puerto Rico 1990 - 2018

Spreading in 2018	Puerto Rico Total	Puerto Rico percent	EU Total	EU percent
Broadband users	609,027.00	19.07 %	152.50 m	34.13 %
Landlines	703,266.00	22.02 %	171.14 m	38.31 %
Mobile cellulars	3.33 m	104.29 %	545.16 m	122.02 %