Telephones - main lines in use:

90,067 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

1.478 million (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: service to general public is poor but improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas
domestic: multiple service providers; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership about 10 per 100 persons
international: country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006)

Television broadcast stations:

7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006)

Internet country code:

.la

Internet hosts:

935 (2007)

Internet users:

25,000 (2005)