Brazil: Communications

Communications Brazil
Telephones - main lines in use:
 38.81 million (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
 34.881 million (2002)
Telephone system:
 general assessment: good working system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations
international: country code - 55; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station
Radio broadcast stations:
 AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)
Radios:
 71 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
 138 (1997)
Televisions:
 36.5 million (1997)
Internet country code:
 .br
Internet hosts:
 2,237,527 (2002)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
 50 (2000)
Internet users:
 14.3 million (2002)

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