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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)

Radios: 8.2 million (1997)

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

Televisions: 3.57 million (1997)

Internet country code: .vn

Internet hosts: 106,772 (2007)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2000)

Internet users: 14.684 million (2006)