Telephones
The government state communications corporation is Telecom Cambodia, founded in 2006 as an expansion of the telecom operating department of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Landline service in Phnom Penh and other provincial cities is available; mobile phone coverage is rapidly expanding in rural areas.
Mobile-phone systems are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line network; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, aided by increasing competition among service providers, is increasing and stands at nearly 20 per 100 persons.
International calling access is adequate but expensive. Landline and mobile service is available to all countries from Phnom Penh and major provincial cities.
- Main lines in use: 54,200 (2009)
- Mobile cellular: 5,593,000 (2009)
- Satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region)
- International access code: 855
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