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The technical regulator of communications in
Peru is the Ministry of Transportation and
Telecommunications, through the Organismo Supervisor de la
Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL).
Main fixed lines in use: 3,413,849 (March 2009)[1].
Main mobile lines in use: 21,874,216 (March 2009)[2].
System: privatization began in 1994; adequate for most
requirements. Fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons;
mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple
providers, has increased to about 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)[3]
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