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Telephones - mobile cellular: 16,600,000 (2005)

Telephone system: excellent service provided by modern technology
  • ''domestic:'' domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations

  • ''international:'' 5 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean ) and 2 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)



RADIO


  • Note - Due to the amount of AM Radio stations moving to FM, the odd new AM station(s) signing on and new FM radio stations, etc. this information is subjected to change.


Radios: 32.3 million (1997)


TELEVISION

  • Note - Information subjected to change.


Televisions: 21.5 million (1997)


INTERNET

See Also: Internet in Canada


Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 760 (2000 est.)

Country Codes : CA, CDN, 124

retained call letters beginning with VO''' when Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949 . Stations owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation use '''CB''' through a special agreement with the government of Chile . Some codes beginning with '''VE''' and '''VF''' are also in use to identify radio repeater transmitters.

Internet users: 16.84 million (2002)

Total households with Internet access: 6.7 million out of 12.3 million (2004)

Total households with high speed connection: 65% (2004)

See Also: Broadband Internet access worldwide#Canada



Total users of home online Banking : 57% (2004)

Most connected are from Alberta , British Columbia and Ontario (2004)


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Source: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/GENERAL/statistics/tab2003-1.htm


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