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Thailand Communication:

Telephones - main lines in use:

6,617,400 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

26.5 million (2005)

Telephone system:

general assessment: high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok ; WTO requirement for privatization of telecom sector is planned to be complete by 2006

domestic: fixed line system provided by both a government owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly and outpacing fixed lines

international: country code - 66; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean ); landing country for APCN submarine cable

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999)

Television broadcast stations:

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

Internet country code:

.th

Internet hosts:

103,700 (2003)

Internet users:

6,971,500 (2003)