Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 3.03 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 48
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 31.7 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 38
Telephone system:
general assessment: adequate for most requirements; nationwide microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is only about 12 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple providers, exceeds 100 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 51; the South America-1 (SAM-1) and Pan American (PAN-AM) submarine cable systems provide links to parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)
Broadcast media:
10 major TV networks of which only one, Television Nacional de Peru, is state owned; multi-channel cable TV services are available; in excess of 2,000 radio stations including a substantial number of indigenous language stations (2010)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Television - broadcast stations:
13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Internet hosts:
234,102 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 12.3 million
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percent of population: 40.9% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 39