Telephones - main lines in use 250,000 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular 8,492 (1997)

Telephone system
general assessment: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government; international service is good
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios 4.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations 2 (1998)

Televisions 320,000 (2000)

Internet country code .mm

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1
note: as of September 2000, Internet connections were legal only for the government, tourist offices, and a few large businesses (2000)

Internet users 500 (2000)

NOTE: The information regarding Burma on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burma Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burma Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.