Thailand Communications:
Telephones — main lines in use:
6,617,400 (2003 est.)
Telephones — mobile cellular:
26.5 million (2005 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment:
high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok; WTO requirement for privatization of telecom sector is planned to be complete by 2006
domestic:
fixed line system provided by both a government owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly and outpacing fixed lines
international:
country code - 66; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean); landing country for APCN submarine cable
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 204 , FM 334 , shortwave 6 (1999 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997 est.)
Internet country code:
.th
Internet host:
103,700 (2003 est.)
Internet users:
6,971,500 (2003 est.)
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