Brazil: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 43,677,141 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 257.814 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations 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 w international: country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central A (2015) |
Broadcast media | state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated (2007) |
Internet country code | .br |
Internet users | total: 120.676 million percent of population: 59.1% (July 2015 est.) |