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 | CIA World Factbook 2005 |
Vietnam: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
4.402 million (2003)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
2.742 million (2003)
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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)
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)
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Radios: |
8.2 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations: |
at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)
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Televisions: |
3.57 million (1997)
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Internet country code: |
.vn
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Internet hosts: |
340 (2003)
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
5 (2000)
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Internet users: |
3.5 million (2003)
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