| Communications | Canada |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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17.021 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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501 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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24.037 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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707 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2007) |
Broadcast media:
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2 public television broadcasting networks each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide range of stations including US stations; mix of public and commercial radio broadcasters with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the public radio broadcaster, operating 4 radio networks, Radio Canada International, and radio services to indigenous populations in the north; roughly 2,000 licensed radio stations in Canada (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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138,901 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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58,472 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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5,671,765 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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148 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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229,937 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ca |
Internet hosts:
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7.77 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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26.96 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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793 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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