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Communications in Macau

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Telephones - main lines in use: 177,851 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 856,200 (2008)

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 190 per 100 persons in 2008; 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) (2008)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008)

Television broadcast stations: 1 (2008)

Internet country code: .mo

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

Internet users: 300,000 (2007)