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Telephones - main lines in use: 18.5 million (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 3 million (1999)
Telephone system: excellent service provided by modern technology
- domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
- international: 5 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) and 2 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998)
Radios: 32.3 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 21.5 million (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 750 (1999 est.)
Country codes: CA