Introduction
How is the communication system in Myanmar? Here, Broadcast media include government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled TV stations, with 1 controlled by the armed forces; 2 pay-TV stations are joint state-private ventures; 1 state-controlled radio station; 9 FM stations are joint state-private ventures; several international broadcasts are available in some areas; the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), BBC Burmese service, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Radio Australia use shortwave to broadcast; VOA, RFA, and DVB produce daily TV news programs that are transmitted by satellite; in 2017, the government granted licenses to 5 private broadcasters for digital free-to-air TV channels to be operated in partnership with government-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV); after the 2021 military coup, the regime revoked the media licenses of most independent outlets, including the free-to-air licenses for DVB and Mizzima (2022). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Myanmar
Internet country code .mm
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 1.51 million (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 3 (2023 est.)
Internet users
Percent of population 59% (2023 est.)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 588,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1 (2023 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 65.5 million (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 107 (2022 est.)
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Myanmar is found in South-Eastern Asia