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Vietnam - Communications (Facts)

Telephones - main lines in use: 15.845 million (2005) Telephones - mobile cellular: 15.505 million (2006) 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) Radio broadcast stations: AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999) Television broadcast stations: 6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006) Internet country code: .vn Internet hosts: 12,114 (2006) Internet users: 14.684 million (2006)