Short facts about communications in Thailand

Telephones - main lines in use:

5.4 million (1998)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.3 million (1998)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  service to general public adequate, but investment in technological upgrades reduced by recession; bulk of service to government activities provided by multichannel cable and microwave radio relay network domestic:  microwave radio relay and multichannel cable; domestic satellite system being developed international:  satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999)

Radios:

13.96 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

15.19 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.th

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

15 (2000)

Internet users:

1 million (2000)

Source: World Factbook