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Vietnam Communications:

Telephones — main lines in use:
4.4 million (2003 est.)

Telephones — mobile cellular:
2.74 (2003 est.)

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 est.)

Television broadcast stations:
at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998 est.)

Internet country code:
.vn

Internet hosts:
340 (2003 est.)

Internet users:
3.5 (2003 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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