Brazil

Brazil Communications

Telephones - main lines in use
38.81 million (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular
46,373,300 (2003)

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)

Television broadcast stations
138 (1997)

Internet country code
.br

Internet hosts
3,163,349 (2003)

Internet users
14.3 million (2002)



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