Editing Telecommunications in Brazil (section)

=== Landline===
The Brazilian landline sector is fully open to competition and continues to attract operators. The bulk of the market is divided between three operators: Telefónica, América Móvil, and Oi (controlled by Brazilian investors and Pharol SGPS). Telefónica operates through Telefónica Brasil, which has integrated its landline and mobile services under the brand name Vivo. The América Móvil group in Brazil comprises long distance incumbent Embratel, mobile operator Claro, and cable TV provider Net Serviços. The group has started to integrate its landline and mobile services under the brand name Claro, previously used only for mobile services. Oi offers landline and mobile services under the Oi brand name. GVT was the country's most successful alternative network provider, offering landline services only, until it was acquired by Telefónica in 2015 and integrated into Vivo.

''National:''
extensive microwave radio relay system and a national satellite system with 64 earth stations.<ref name="cia">{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Brazil|access-date=2 September 2015|year=2015}}</ref>

''International:''
country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Atlantis 2, that provide direct links to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station (2007)<ref name="cia" />

'''Statistics'''<ref name="anatel">{{cite web|url=http://www.anatel.gov.br|title=Portal Institucional - Boas Vindas|publisher=anatel.gov.br|access-date=2 September 2015}}</ref>

*Served locations: 37,355
*Installed terminals: 43,626,836
*In service: 33,800,370
*Public terminals: 1,128,350
*Density: 22,798 Phones/100 Hab