Vietnam Telecommunications Profile 2001

Telephones - main lines in use

2.6 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular

730,155 (2000)

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; since 1991, main lines in use have been substantially increased and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly

international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)

Radios

8.2 million (1997)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)

Televisions

3.57 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations

at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)

Internet country code

.vn

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

5 (2000)

Internet users

121,000 (2000)