Canada - Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:

21 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

18.749 million (2006)

Telephone system:

general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:


AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)

Television broadcast stations:


80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Internet country code:

.ca

Internet hosts:

4.196 million (2007)

Internet users:

22 million (2005)