Canada Communications
Telephones - main lines in use19,950,900 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular
13,221,800 (2003)
Telephone system
general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1-xxx; 5 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) and 2 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998)
Television broadcast stations
80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Internet country code
.ca
Internet hosts
3,210,081 (2003)
Internet users
16.11 million (2002)