| Telephones - main lines in use: |
5.3 million (end 1998)
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| Telephones - mobile cellular: |
3,074,194 (1999)
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| Telephone system: |
general assessment:
undergoing rapid development in recent years, Portugal's telephone system, by the end of 1998, achieved a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities and a main line telephone density of 53%
domestic:
integrated network of coaxial cables, open wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations
international:
6 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores; note - an earth station for Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region) is planned
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| Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
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| Radios: |
3.02 million (1997)
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| Television broadcast stations: |
62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note:
includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)
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| Televisions: |
3.31 million (1997)
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| Internet country code: |
.pt
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
16 (2000)
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| Internet users: |
700,000 (2000)
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