Communications in Burma

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All communications in Burma are controlled by the government.

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[edit] Telecommunication networks

Installation of telephones, and the cost of calling, are prohibitively expensive for most people. To call overseas for two minutes would cost more than most earn in a month.

Telephones - main lines in use: 158,000 (1995) These are mostly in the capital Yangon.

Telephones - mobile cellular: 2,007 (1995)

Telephone system: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government; international service is good
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Homepage : www.mpt.net.mm/

[edit] Media

Radio broadcast stations 3 (1998)

Radios: 4.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 4 (1998)

Televisions: 260,000 (1997)

Press

  1. Kyehmon (Burmese: Image:Kyetmon.png) - state-run daily
  2. The New Light of Myanmar (Burmese: Myanma A-lin) - English and Burmese language organ of SPDC
  3. The Myanmar Times (Burmese: Myanma Taing) - private-run English-language weekly

Television

  1. TV Myanmar - state-run, operated by Myanmar TV and Radio Department - broadcasts in Burmese, Arakanese, Shan, Karen, Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Mon and English
  2. MRTV-3 - state-run international TV service
  3. MRTV-4 - pay TV service (only available in Yangon)
  4. TV Myawady - army-run network
  5. Democratic Voice of Burma - Burmese students in exile launched it since two years ago

Radio

  1. Radio Myanmar - state-run, operated by Myanmar TV and Radio Department
  2. Yangon City FM - entertainment-based, operated by Yangon City Development Committee
  3. Democratic Voice of Burma - opposition station based in Norway, broadcasts via shortwave

News agency

  1. Myanmar News Agency (MNA) - state-run

[edit] Internet

Main article: Internet in Burma

The government does not allow access to all the internet, adult sites, anti-government, and free email web sites are blocked. (See Myanmar Wide Web.)

There are only 2 Internet Service Providers, BaganNET [1] and MPT [2].

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