Telephones - main lines in use:
4.402 million (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.742 million (2003)
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:
at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)
Televisions:
3.57 million (1997)
Internet country code:
.vn
Internet hosts:
340 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
5 (2000)
Internet users:
3.5 million (2003)
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