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Telephones - main lines in use: 3.42 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
29.4 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

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)

Internet country code:
.pe

Internet hosts:
234,102 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
9.158 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]