Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September
Communications Thailand
Telephones - main lines in use:
7.035 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
27.379 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)
Radios:
13.96 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
111 (2006)
Televisions:
15.19 million (1997)
Internet country code:
.th