Infrastructure (Telecom)

Communications

Communication services are rendered through 1168 post offices, 118547 telephones, 378 telegraph offices, 224 telex services and 520 facsimiles. Television programmes are being telecast to 190 townships through the microwave channel. Automatic telephones are installed in 53 towns and the other towns can be communicated through a network of exchanges. Myanmar has direct satellite links to eight countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, India. U K, Australia and Indonesia.

Most of the countries of the world can be connected via the above eight gateways. International Direct Dialling (I D D) system for overseas calls from Myanmar is available. In order to be compatible with the Myanmar Telecommunication Network, the following specifications are required for telecommunica- tion equipment to be imported.

(Synthesizer controlled transceivers can be imported but must be used only with those frequencies assigned by the Posts and Telecommunications Department)