Communications Thailand

Telephones - main lines in use:

5.6 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

3.1 million (2002)

Telephone system:

general assessment: service to general public adequate, but

investment in technological upgrades reduced by recession; bulk of

service to government activities provided by multichannel cable and

microwave radio relay network

domestic: microwave radio relay and multichannel cable; domestic

satellite system being developed

international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean

and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999)

Radios:

13.96 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

15.19 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.th

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

15 (2000)

Internet users:

1.2 million (2001)

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