Ecuador’s newspapers provide information to
most of the country. The major newspapers with national
coverage are El Comercio, Hoy and La Hora in Quito;
Universo, Expreso and El Telégrafo in Guayaquil.
Cuenca’s newspaper is El Tiempo. Each provincial
capital city or major city also has a local newspaper.
Television is represented by seven national networks
that reach almost the entire country. They are Gamavisión,
Teleamazonas, TC Televisión, Telesistema, Telerema,
Ecuavisa and Canal 1. Of these only Gamavisión
reaches the Galapagos Islands. There are also local
networks in various provinces. A private cable TV
network (TV Cable) offers approximately 40 international
channels. Internet usage is widespread throughout
the country. Cities such as Quito, Guayaquil, Manta,
Esmeraldas, Cuenca, Ambato, Baños, Loja, Otavalo,
Riobamba, among others, have cyber cafes. Also, several
private companies provide internet service to individual
users.