Editing Telecommunications in Vietnam (section)

==Telephones==
Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system. Domestically, all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to [[Hanoi]], [[Da Nang]] and [[Ho Chi Minh City]] by [[fiber optic]] cable or [[microwave]] radio relay networks. Main lines have been substantially increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly. As of 2012, there were 134 million [[mobile phone]] subscribers, making Vietnam's rank 6th in the world.<ref>CIA World Fact Book</ref>

Two satellite earth stations are in use: [[Intersputnik]] (Indian Ocean region).

The incumbent operator is the [[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group]], which [[Corporate spin-off|spun off]] from the Department General of Posts and Telecommunications after the separation of regulatory and commercial functions of the latter in 1990. Following the creation of a separate regulatory entity, market segments were opened to competition, starting with mobile services in 1995. The international services market, considered the most lucrative, was opened to other providers in 2000.