Telecommunications in Laos
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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)
[edit] Television
There are now 3 television channels in Laos.
- Lao National TV (2 channels)
- Lao Star Channel
There is former television station, TV-Veritas (4 channels) broadcasted between 1995-2000 and 2005-2010 on 5-year agreement with the satellite broadcasting from Germany.
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
Internet users: 10,000 (2002)
Country code (Top-level domain): LA
[edit] See also
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