Page last updated on January 31, 2014

Telephones - main lines in use:
10.191 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
134.066 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system
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 increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly
international: country code - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, completed in 2009, provided new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2011)

Broadcast media:
government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on 6 channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam (2008)

Internet country code:
.vn

Internet hosts:
189,553 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
23.382 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]