How many people have cell phones in Burma?
Telephones | 812,000 |
Cell Phones | 214,200 |
Telephone System |
General Assessment: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government Domestic: system barely capable of providing basic service; mobile-cellular phone system is grossly underdeveloped 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 |
Internet Hosts | 172 |
Internet Users | 40,000 |
Internet Country Code | .mm |
Broadcast Media | The government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled TV stations with 1 of the stations controlled by the armed forces; 2 pay-TV stations are joint state-private ventures; access to satellite TV is limited; 1 state-controlled domestic radio station and 9 FM stations that are joint state-private ventures; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in parts of Burma; the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), BBC Burmese service, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Radio Australia use shortwave to broadcast in Burma; VOA, RFA, and DVB produce daily TV news programs that are transmitted by satellite to audiences in Burma |