Communications in Canada

Telephones - main lines in use: 20,802,900 (1999)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 8,751,300 (1997)

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 broadcast stations: AM 432, FM 1527, shortwave 6 (2003)

Radios: 32.3 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 1456 (128 originating stations, 1328 retransmitters) (2003)

Televisions: 21.5 million (1997)

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

Country codes: CA, CDN, 124

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)

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

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

See also : Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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

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