Telephones - main lines in use: 2.673 million (2007)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 15.417 million (2007)
Telephone system: general assessment: adequate for most requirements domestic: fixed-line teledensity is only about 9 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple providers, has increased to roughly 55 telephones per 100 persons; nationwide microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations 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)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Television broadcast stations: 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Internet country code: .pe
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 7.636 million (2007)