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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 4
43.026 million (2011)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 4
242.232 million (2011)
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 with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 120 per 100 persons 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 America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; 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 (2011) 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
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Internet hosts World Ranking: 4
23.79 million (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 4
75.982 million (2009)
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