| Communications | Brazil |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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42.141 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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208 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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202.944 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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998 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations; mobile-cellular usage has more than tripled in the past 5 years
domestic: fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; less expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major driver in expanding telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity reaching 100 per 100 persons in 2010
international: country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South Amrica-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilius, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; 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 (2010) |
Broadcast media:
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state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a television network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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149,033 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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687,263 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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1,263,539 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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138 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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1,474,129 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.br |
Internet hosts:
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19.316 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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75.982 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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374 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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