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Total subscriptions: 14,700,854 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 15
Total subscriptions: 31,458,600 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 88 (2017 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 43
General assessment: Excellent service provided by modern technology; consumer demand for mobile data services have promted telecos to invest and pomote LTE infrastructure, and further investment in 5G; government policy has aided the extension of broadband to rural and regional areas, with the result that services are almost universally accessible (2017)
Domestic: Comparatively low mobile penetration provides further room for growth; domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations; 41 per 100 fixed-line; 88 per 100 mobile-cellular (2017)
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) (2016)