| Communications | Portugal |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.485 million (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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417 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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15.195 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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1,413 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities
domestic: integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations
international: country code - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores (2008) |
Broadcast media:
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the publicly-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly-owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately-owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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5,380,153 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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170,799 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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10,760,305 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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42 (2008) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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256,198 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.pt |
Internet hosts:
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3.267 million (2010) |
Internet users:
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5.168 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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481 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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