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Telephones - main lines in use:
167,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.122 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 149
[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 approaching 200 per 100 persons in 2010; 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) (2010)

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 are available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2010)

Internet country code:
.mo

Internet hosts:
284 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 188
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
270,200 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]