total subscriptions: 3,099,172
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9.8 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 39,138,119
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123.76 (2019 est.)
general assessment:
economic impact on telcom services during pandemic due to consumer unemployment; good mobile operator competition with LTE services; fixed-line tele-density remains among lowest in South America, with obstacles to growth including widespread poverty, fixed-to-mobile substitution, expensive telephone services, and geographical inaccessibility in the Andean mountains and Amazon jungles; government investment in underserved areas with fiber backbone; government facilitated virtual learning during pandemic via tablets with Internet connectivity; 3G network and new LTE services expanded providing mobile broadband to rural communities, though low penetration still exists; major importer of broadcasting equipment and computers from China (2021)
(2020)10 major TV networks of which only one, Television Nacional de Peru, is state owned; multi-channel cable TV services are available; in excess of 2,000 radio stations including a substantial number of indigenous language stations (2019)
.pe
total: 16,461,427
percent of population: 52.54% (July 2018 est.)
total: 2,310,217
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2017 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Peru on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Peru 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Peru 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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