Short facts about communications in Brazil

Telephones - main lines in use:

17.039 million (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

4.4 million (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  good working system domestic:  extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations international:  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 Service Providers (ISPs):

50 (2000)

Internet users:

8.65 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook