Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:
503,900 (2005) country comparison to the world: 97
Telephones - mobile cellular:
214,200 (2006) country comparison to the world: 167
Telephone system:
general assessment: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government domestic: system barely capable of providing basic service; cellular phone system is grossly underdeveloped with a subscribership base of less than 1 per 100 persons international: country code - 95; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2007)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007)
Television broadcast stations:
4 (2008)
Internet country code:
.mm
Internet hosts:
108 (2008) country comparison to the world: 187
Internet users:
40,000 (2007) country comparison to the world: 169