Communications in Myanmar
All communications in Myanmar are controlled by their government.
Telephones - main lines in use:
158,000 (1995) These are mostly in the capital Yangôn.
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,007 (1995)
Telephone system:
meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government; international service is good
Radios:
4.2 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (1998)
Televisions:
260,000 (1997)
There is one Internet Service Provider, BaganNET [1].Telecommunication networks
Installation of telephones, and the cost of calling, are prohibitively expensive for most people. To call overseas for two minutes would cost more than most earn in a month.
domestic:
NA
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)Media
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998)Internet
The government does not allow access to all the internet, most sites outside government control are blocked.