Communications in Burma

All communications in Burma are controlled by the government.

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.

Telephones - main lines in use:158,000 (1995) These are mostly in the capital Yangon.

Telephones - mobile cellular:2,007 (1995)

Telephone system: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)

Homepage : www.mpt.net.mm/

Media

"'Radio broadcast stations3 (1998)

Radios:4.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:4 (1998)

Televisions:260,000 (1997)

Press
# Kyehmon () - state-run daily
# The New Light of Myanmar ( _my. Myanma A-lin) - English and Burmese language organ of SPDC
# The Myanmar Times ( _my. Myanma Taing) - private-run English-language weekly

Television
# TV Myanmar - state-run, operated by Myanmar TV and Radio Department - broadcasts in Burmese, Arakanese, Shan, Karen, Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Mon and English
# MRTV-3 - state-run international TV service
# MRTV-4 - pay TV service (only available in Yangon)
# TV Myawady - army-run network
# Democratic Voice of Burma - Burmese students in exile launched it since two years ago

Radio
# Radio Myanmar - state-run, operated by Myanmar TV and Radio Department
# [http://www.mcc.com.mm/cityfmRadio.html Yangon City FM] - entertainment-based, operated by Yangon City Development Committee
# Democratic Voice of Burma - opposition station based in Norway, broadcasts via shortwave

News agency
# Myanmar News Agency (MNA) - state-run

Internet

The government does not allow access to all the internet, adult sites, anti-government, and free email web sites are blocked. (See Myanmar Wide Web.)

There are only 2 Internet Service Providers, BaganNET [http://www.bagan.net.mm/] and MPT [http://www.mpt.net.mm/] .

ee also

* Burma

External links

* [http://www.mpt.net.mm Myanmar Post and Telecoms - the governmnet ISP]


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