GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Telephones - main lines in use:
165,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.353 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services
domestic: termination of monopoly over mobile-cellular telephone services in 2001 spurred sharp increase in subscriptions with mobile-cellular teledensity exceeding 200 per 100 persons; fixed-line subscribership appears to have peaked and is now in decline
international: country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Broadcast media:
local government dominates broadcast media; 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; cable and satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2010)

Internet country code:
.mo

Internet hosts:
327 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 190
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

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