Vietnam Communications 2007

Telephones - main lines in use:
15.845 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.505 million (2006)

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)

Television broadcast stations:
6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)

Internet country code:
.vn

Internet hosts:
106,772 (2007)