Laos Communications 2008

Telephones - main lines in use:
90,067 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
638,200 (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: service to general public is poor but improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas
domestic: multiple service providers; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership about 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006)

Television broadcast stations:
7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006)

Internet country code:
.la

Internet hosts:
935 (2007)