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Laos - Communications (Facts)

Telephones - main lines in use: 90,067 (2006) Telephones - mobile cellular: 638,200 (2006) Telephone system: general assessment: service to general public is poor but improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas domestic: radiotelephone communications international: country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006) Television broadcast stations: 7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006) Internet country code: .la Internet hosts: 1,108 (2006) Internet users: 25,000 (2005)