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===Telecommunications=== {{main|Telecommunications in El Salvador}} El Salvador has 0.9 million fixed telephone lines, 0.5 million fixed broadband lines and 9.4 million mobile cellular subscriptions.<ref name="cia.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/el-salvador/#communications|title=El Salvador|date=25 October 2021}}</ref> Much of the population is able to access the [[internet]] through their smartphones and mobile networks, which liberal government regulation promotes mobile penetration over fixed line including the deployment of [[5G]] coverage (which testing of began in 2020).<ref name="cia.gov"/> Transition to digital transmission of TV/radio networks was done in 2018 with the adaptation of the [[ISDB-T International|ISDB-T]] standard. There are hundreds of privately owned national TV networks, cable TV networks (that also carry international channels), and radio stations available; while there is also 1 government owned broadcast station.<ref name="cia.gov"/> El Salvador's [[Information Technology|IT Industry]]'s history started early with several IT outsourcing companies such as Gpremper and an early [[search engine]] that predated [[Google]] in 1995 called "Buscaniguas".<ref>International Directory of Search Engines, ''El Salvador Search Engines'', "[http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/ElSalvador.html]", April 13, 2010</ref> The industry has since expanded with companies such as Creativa Consultores, Applaudo Studios, and Elaniin providing software and website design services to clients globally while employing thousands of people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techbehemoths.com/companies/el-salvador|title = Top 10+ IT Companies in El Salvador (2021) - TechBehemoths}}</ref> Canadian [[Telus International]], a major global IT outsourcing and software development firm, has a significant workforce in the country employing nearly 1,500 people in high tech and customer service roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global locations - 2021 TELUS International Annual Report |url=https://annualreport.telusinternational.com/2021-telus-international-annual-report/global-locations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906201212/https://annualreport.telusinternational.com/2021-telus-international-annual-report/global-locations |archive-date=6 September 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=TELUS International}}</ref> The startup scene has also been growing with firms such as HugoApp employing 600 locals and providing delivery and ride sharing services to nearly 1 million users in the [[Central America]]n/[[Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement|CAFTA]] region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hugoapp.com/en/empresa/|title=Empresa}}</ref><ref name="bizlatinhub.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizlatinhub.com/el-salvador-tech-companies/|title=3 El Salvador Tech Companies to Watch Post-Pandemic|date=26 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096382/hugo-app-figures/|title=Key figures on delivery & logistics startup hugoapp 2020}}</ref> In 2020, the government announced its "Digital Agenda 2020" a plan to digitize government services, digitize identities, make it easier to start businesses, attract foreign investment and improve the education system.<ref name="bizlatinhub.com"/> Finally, the passing of the [[Bitcoin Law]] in 2021 made El Salvador the first country in the world to adopt a [[cryptocurrency]] ([[Bitcoin]]) as legal tender, this move seeks to improve access to financial services to the non-banked and under banked while also making El Salvador a hub for innovation.
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