Brazil Telecommunications Profile 2006

Telephones - main lines in use

42.382 million (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular

86.21 million (2005)

Telephone system

general assessment: good working system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations
international: country code - 55; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)

Television broadcast stations

138 (1997)

Internet country code

.br

Internet hosts

4,392,693 (2005)

Internet users

25.9 million (2005)