Communications in Malaysia

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Telephones - main lines in use: 4.58 million (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 11.12 million (2003)

Internet - Dial-up: 2.88 million (2003)

Internet - Broadband: 110,000 (2003) In 2004, 0.85% of Malaysians using it (218,004). The government targets a figure of 5% by 2006 and 10% by 2008.

Telephone system: international service good
domestic: good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations
international: submarine cables to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Telco companies: TM Berhad, Celcom (013, 019 and 0148), Maxis (012, 017 and 0142) and DiGi (016 , 0146, 014-30 and 014-31)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 56, FM 31 (plus 13 repeater stations), shortwave 5 (1999)

Radios: 9.1 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)

Televisions: 3.6 million (1997)

Terrestrial television stations (Free-to-Air Channels)

• RTM1
• RTM2
• TV3
• ntv7
• 8TV
• TV9

Satellite television stations

• Astro

Cable television stations

• MiTV
• Fine TV

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

• JARING - Dialup and broadband
• Maxis - Broadband, Utopia (Wi-fi), Blackberry
• Nasionet
• PersiaSYS - Cable and Wireless Broadband
• Time - Webbit (Wireless broadband)
• TM Net - Dialup and Streamyx (broadband)

• See also History of Communications in Malaysia
• See also Malaysian telephone codes
• See also Malaysian mobile phone codes

Country code (Top level domain): MY

Amateur Radio Stations: 2,000 (2006)

[edit] See also

• Broadcasting in Malaysia
• History of Communications in Malaysia
• Malaysian telephone codes
• Malaysian mobile phone codes
• Malaysia