Page last updated on February 15,

Telephones - main lines in use:
604,700 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
594,000 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government
domestic: system barely capable of providing basic service; mobile-cellular phone system is grossly underdeveloped
international: country code - 95; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2009)

Broadcast media:
government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled television stations with 1 of the stations controlled by the armed forces; a third TV channel, a pay-TV station, is a joint state-private venture; access to satellite TV is limited; 1 state-controlled domestic radio station and 6 FM stations that are joint state-private ventures; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in parts of Burma; the opposition-backed station Democratic Voice of Burma broadcasts into Burma via shortwave (2009)

Internet country code:
.mm

Internet hosts:
1,033 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 168
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
110,000 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]