Short facts about communications in Burma

Telephones - main lines in use:

250,000 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

8,492 (1997)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  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)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios:

4.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

2 (1998)

Televisions:

320,000 (2000)

Internet country code:

.mm

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 note:  as of September 2000, Internet connections were legal only for the government, tourist offices, and a few large businesses (2000)

Internet users:

500 (2000)

Source: World Factbook