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Telephones -
main lines in use | 15.845 million (2005) | | Telephones -
mobile cellular | 9.593 million (2005) | | | 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 users | 13.1 million (2006) | |
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