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Internet in Chile

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The technical regulator for the Internet in Chile is the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, through the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel).

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The Internet country code is .cl.

Internet access

In 2011 there were 1.854 million Internet hosts in Chile. According to the International Telecommunication Union, 45% of the population in Chile had access to the Internet in 2010. The household penetration rate for fixed Internet connections stands at 39.01%, with 1,991,277 subscribers as of September 2011.

Internet usage

According to a national survey on telecommunication services consumption, published by Subtel in January 2009, 40.6% of Chileans use the Internet, while 59.1% do not.

Plans

Companies offering home use broadband connections include:

VTR

VTR, Chile's largest cable company, offers several "always on" plans through cable modem (as of June 2011):

  • Flat-rate plans:
  • 1 Mbit/s (downstream)/512 kbit/s (upstream), US$21/month (3 GB monthly cap)
  • 2 Mbit/s/512 kbit/s, US$28/month (unlimited)
  • 6 Mbit/s/512 kbit/s, US$43/month (unlimited)
  • 15 Mbit/s/1 Mbit/s, US$51/month (unlimited)
  • 40 Mbit/s/2 Mbit/s, US$64/month (unlimited)
  • 80 Mbit/s/4 Mbit/s, US$58/month (unlimited) (June 2016)
  • 120 Mbit/s/4 Mbit/s, US$150/month (unlimited)

    • Note: Exchange rate used: 1 US dollar = 467.73 Chilean pesos (May 2011 average)

    Telefónica Chile

    Telefónica Chile, Chile's biggest phone company, offers several ADSL plans (as of November 10, 2008):

  • Flat-rate plans (using Ethernet and USB modems):
  • 300/200 kbit/s, US$34.75/month (regions I-X), US$49.31/month (regions XI-XII)
  • 600/300 kbit/s, US$80.84/month (regions XI-XII)
  • 1 Mbit/s/550 kbit/s, US$39.60 (not available in regions XI-XII)
  • 2 Mbit/s/550 kbit/s, US$44.45 (not available in regions XI-XII)
  • 4 Mbit/s/550 kbit/s, US$49.31 (not available in regions XI-XII)
  • 6 Mbit/s/550 kbit/s, US$54.16 (regions I-X)

    • Most plans above will see their download speed doubled or increased by December 2008. Prices will presumably stay unchanged.

  • A pre-paid plan:
  • 1 Mbit/s/550 kbit/s, US$32.34 (2 hour extension for US$0.81, 24-hour extension for US$1.62)

    • Note: Exchange rate used: 1 US dollar = 618.39 Chilean pesos (October 2008 average)

    Entel

    Entel, another major telecommunications company, offers several plans through ADSL:

  • Flat-rate plans:
  • 200/64 kbit/s, US$37.30
  • 600/128 kbit/s, US$46.30
  • 1 Mbit/s/256 kbit/s, US$57
  • 2 Mbit/s/256 kbit/s, US$69.50
  • Wireless radio-based connections:
  • 512/128 kbit/s, US$50.90

    • Note: Exchange rate used: 1 US dollar = 559.77 Chilean pesos (2005 average)

    Gtd Manquehue

    Gtd Manquehue offers (through ADSL):

  • Flat-rate plans:
  • 128 kbit/s, US$27.50
  • 200 kbit/s, US$37.50
  • 400 kbit/s, US$42.80
  • 600 kbit/s, US$46.80
  • 1.3 Mbit/s, US$57.10
  • 2 Mbit/s, US$69.60
  • 4 Mbit/s, US$80.30

    • Note: Exchange rate used: 1 US dollar = 559.77 Chilean pesos (2005 average)

    Network neutrality

    On 13 June 2010, the National Congress of Chile, amended its telecommunications law in order to preserve network neutrality, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The law, published on 26 August 2010, added three articles to the General Law of Telecommunications, forbidding ISPs from arbitrarily blocking, interfering with, discriminating, hindering or restricting an Internet user's right to use, send, receive or offer any legal content, application, service or any other type of legal activity or use through the Internet. ISPs must offer Internet access in which content is not arbitrarily treated differently based on its source or ownership.

    References

    Internet in Chile Wikipedia
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