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Telephones - main lines in use: |
15,958,700 (2003)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
28.125 million (2003)
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Telephone system: |
general assessment: low telephone density with about
15.2 main lines per 100 persons; privatized in December
1990; the opening to competition in January 1997 improved
prospects for development, but Telemex remains dominant
domestic: adequate telephone service for business and
government, but the population is poorly served; mobile
subscribers far outnumber fixed-line subscribers; domestic
satellite system with 120 earth stations; extensive
microwave radio relay network; considerable use of
fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable
international: country code - 52; satellite earth
stations - 32 Intelsat, 2 Solidaridad (giving Mexico
improved access to South America, Central America, and much
of the US as well as enhancing domestic communications),
numerous Inmarsat mobile earth stations; linked to Central
American Microwave System of trunk connections; high
capacity Columbus-2 fiber-optic submarine cable with access
to the US, Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Morocco, Spain,
and Italy (1997)
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003)
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Television broadcast stations: |
236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
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Internet country code: |
.mx
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Internet hosts: |
1,333,406 (2003)
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Internet users: |
10.033 million (2002)
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