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Tabular Data - Communications in Vietnam
| Telephones - Main Lines In Use : |
4.402 million (2003) |
| Telephones - 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 Stations : |
AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999) |
| Radios : |
8,200,000 (1997) |
| Television Stations : |
at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998) |
| Televisions : |
3.57 million (1997) |
| Internet Country Code : |
.vn |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) : |
5 (2000) |
| Internet Users : |
3.5 million (2003) |
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