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Total subscriptions: 43,677,141
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (July 2015 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 6
Total: 257.814 million
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (July 2015 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 6
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 125 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 (2015)