Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 5.69 million
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 27
Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 97.1 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 143 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 16
Telephone system:
general assessment: high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok
domestic: fixed-line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly
international: country code - 66; connected to major submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
6 terrestrial TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally via relay stations - 2 of the networks are owned by the military, the other 4 are government-owned or controlled, leased to private enterprise, and all are required to broadcast government-produced news programs twice a day; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; radio frequencies have been allotted for more than 500 government and commercial radio stations; many small community radio stations operate with low-power transmitters (2008)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007)
Television - broadcast stations:
111 (2006)
Internet hosts:
3.399 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 31
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]
Internet users:
total: 19.5 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 28.8% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 30