Communications

Vietnam

Telephones - main lines in use:

10 million lines in use (2004)

Telephones - mobile 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)

Broadcast stations

6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)

Radios

8.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations

at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)

Televisions

3.57 million (1997)

Internet country code

.vn

Internet hosts:

3,611 (2005)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

5 (2000)

Internet users:

5.87 million (2005)