United States: Communication#
| Telephones - fixed lines | total subscriptions: 121.991 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (July 2015 est.) |
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| Telephones - mobile cellular | total: 382.307 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (July 2015 est.) |
| Telephone system | general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country international: country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2015) |
| Broadcast media | 4 major terrestrial TV networks with affiliate stations throughout the country, plus cable and satellite networks, independent stations, and a limited public broadcasting sector that is largely supported by private grants; overall, thousands of TV station (2008) |
| Internet country code | .us |
| Internet users | total: 239.58 million percent of population: 74.6% (July 2015 est.) |