Communications of Brazil
Telephones - main lines in use: | 38.8 million (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 86.21 million (2005) |
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: | 6.508 million (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 50 (2000) |
Internet users: | 25.9 million (2005) |