Canada: Communication#
Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 15.902 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (July 2015 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 29.39 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 84 (July 2015 est.) |
Telephone system | 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) (2011) |
Broadcast media | 2 public TV 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 (2008) |
Internet country code | .ca |
Internet users | total: 31.053 million percent of population: 88.5% (July 2015 est.) |