Communications in Laos

Communications in Laos

Telephones - main lines in use:25,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:850,000(2007)

Telephone system:service to general public is poor but improving, with over 20,000 telephones currently in service and an additional 48,000 expected by 2001; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas
"domestic:"radiotelephone communications
"international:"satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:730,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:4 (1999)

Televisions:52,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)

Internet users:10,000 (2002)

Country code (Top-level domain): LA

ee also

* List of newspapers in Laos


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