Communications of Vietnam
Telephones - main lines in use: | 15.845 million (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular: | 9.593 million (2005) |
Telephone system: | general assessment: Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system, but its performance continues to lag behind that of its more modern neighbors domestic: all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been substantially increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly international: country code - 84; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) |
Radio broadcast stations: | AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999) |
Radios: | 8.2 million (1997) |
Television broadcast stations: | 6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006) |
Televisions: | 3.57 million (1997) |
Internet country code: | .vn |
Internet hosts: | 12,114 (2006) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 5 (2000) |
Internet users: | 13.1 million (2006) |