The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Society and the National Telecommunications Corporation, CNT EP, on August 6, delivered 2000 telephone lines and 240 Internet gateways in the area of Montebello, city of Guayaquil.

The official delivery was attended by Dr. Rodrigo Lopez, Chairman of the CNT and delegate of the Minister of Telecommunication and Information Society, General Manager of the CNT, Mr. Cesar Regalado, local authorities and the general population.

The provision of telephone lines will allow citizens to connect from home with their families nationally and internationally, without having to go to call centers.

This delivery will benefit 4800 citizens of the areas of “Montebello”, “Colinas del Sol”, “Caracol” and “Totori”.

With the implementation of Internet ports the inhabitants of these areas can use the Internet as a technological tool that significantly will contribute to promote education, productivity, and communication.

Notably, the Guayas Province is in rapidly advancing in the development of telecommunications services, so that, in December 2010 the data record in relation to the implementation of telephone lines was 587 362; to June 2011 was 588 037 , representing a growth of 0.11%. Regarding the implementation of the Internet, to December 2010 data recording layer of the Internet service was 68 965 as of June 2011, 73 925, ie a growth of 7.19%.

With the implementation of infrastructure and provision of fixed telephony and Internet, Guayaquil advances in the construction of the road leading to the inclusion of Ecuador in the Information Society.

(Source: Mintel – Ecuador)