Communications in Myanmar
All communications in Myanmar are controlled by their government.
Telecommunication networks
Installation of telephones, and the cost of calling, are prohibitively expensive for most people. To call overseas for two minutes would cost more than most earn in a month.
Telephones - main lines in use:
158,000 (1995) These are mostly in the capital Yangôn.
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,007 (1995)
Telephone system:
meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government; international service is good
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Media
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998)
Radios:
4.2 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (1998)
Televisions:
260,000 (1997)
Internet
The government does not allow access to all the internet, most sites outside government control are blocked.
There is one Internet Service Provider, BaganNET .
See also
