| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 119,355 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 19.55 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 2,108,274 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 345.33 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: Macau’s sophisticated telecom market boasts one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world due to high tourism; liberalized market is managed by independent regulator with effective competition in the mobile market; modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services; high mobile subscriber numbers and mobile penetration; offering 4G, LTE services and first phase of 5G network rollout; possible synchronizing with neighboring regions; Macau's smart city project spans areas of transportation, medical services, tourism, and e-government; importer of broadcast and video equipment from China (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line 20 per 100 and mobile-cellular 345 per 100 persons (2019) international: country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | local government dominates broadcast media; 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; 1 cable TV and 4 satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2019) |
| Internet country code | .mo |
| Internet users | total: 508,052 percent of population: 83.79% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 193,057 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2018 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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