Burma Communications 2009, CIA World Factbook




Burma Communications 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/burma/burma_communications.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Telephones - main lines in use:
503,900 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
214,200 (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government
domestic: system barely capable of providing basic service; cellular phone system is grossly underdeveloped with a subscribership base of less than 1 per 100 persons
international: country code - 95; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007)

Television - broadcast stations:
4 (2008)

Internet country code:
.mm

Internet hosts:
108 (2008)

Internet users:
40,000 (2007)

NOTE: The information regarding Burma on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burma Communications 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burma Communications 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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