Editing Telecommunications in Cambodia (section)

==Internet==
{{asof|2019}} the number of internet users in Cambodia rose to 15.8 million, about 98.5% of the population. According to the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC), the number of registered SIM cards rose by 9.4 percent during the first half of the year, reaching 20.8 million. The SIM card market is saturated, with Cambodia now having more active SIM cards than people. According to TRC, there are six telecommunications firms in the country: Cellcard, Smart Axiata, Metfone, Seatel, Cootel, and qb. Three companies, Metfone, Cellcard, and Smart, account for 90% of users. TRC noted that, as of February 2019, Facebook had seven million users in Cambodia.<ref name="Internet users near 16m"/>

<big>List of Internet service providers</big>
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* AngkorNet
* AZ (Online)
* Cambo Technology (ISP) Co., Ltd.
* Cambodia Internet Corp
* Cambotech
* Camintel
* Camnet ([[Telecom Cambodia]])
* CB (Cambodian Broadband)
* CDC
* Cellcard (Mobitel)
* CooTel
* Chuan Wei 
* CIDC IT
* Citylink
* Digi ISP
* Dragon Royal Telecom
* EmCom
* Everyday
* Ezecom
* GTD
* Hiway Telecom
* Home Internet
* Kingtel Communications Limited
* MaxBIT
* MekongNet (Angkor Data Communication Group)
* Metfone
* Mobilastic
* Neocom ISP (NTC)
* NTC - NeocomISP Limited
* Open Net
* PCP
* PP Net Phone
* PPCTV Broadband Internet Service
* SingMeng Telemedia
* yes SEATEL Cambodia
* SINET (S.I Group Co., Ltd)
* Smart @Home
* TeleSURF
* Telecom Cambodia
* TODAY ISP (Today Communication Co., Ltd)
* Turbotech
* Vimean Seile
* Wicam
* WIP
* Wireless Internet Provider
* WirelessIP
* Y5Net (BDKTel Co,LTD)
* Mekong CLOUD Cambodia
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===Internet censorship and surveillance===
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In its ''Freedom on the Net 2013'' report, [[Freedom House]] gives Cambodia a "Freedom on the Net Status" of "partly free".

Compared to traditional media in Cambodia, new media, including online news, social networks and personal blogs, enjoy more freedom and independence from government censorship and restrictions. However, the government does proactively block blogs and websites, either on moral grounds, or for hosting content deemed critical of the government. The government restricts access to sexually explicit content, but does not systematically censor online political discourse. Since 2011 three blogs hosted overseas have been blocked for perceived antigovernment content. In 2012, government ministries threatened to shutter internet cafes too near schools—citing moral concerns—and instituted surveillance of cafe premises and cell phone subscribers as a security measure.<ref name=FOTN-Cambodia-2013>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2013/cambodia "Cambodia country report"], ''Freedom on the Net 2013'', Freedom House, 3 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.</ref>

Early in 2011, very likely at the urging of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, all Cambodian ISPs blocked the hosting service [[Blogspot]], apparently in reaction to a December 2010 post on KI-Media, a blog run by Cambodians from both inside and outside the country. The site, which is often critical of the administration, described the prime minister and other officials as "traitors" after opposition leader [[Sam Rainsy]] alleged they had sold land to [[Vietnam]] at a contested national border. All ISPs but one subsequently restored service to the sites following customer complaints. In February 2011, however, multiple ISPs reinstated blocks on individual Blogspot sites, including KI-Media, Khmerization—another critical citizen journalist blog—and a blog by the Khmer political cartoonist Sacrava.<ref name=FOTN-Cambodia-2013/>

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms without appropriate legal authority. During 2012 NGOs expressed concern about potential online restrictions. In February and November, the government published two circulars, which, if implemented fully, would require Internet cafes to install surveillance cameras and restrict operations within major urban centers. Activists also reported concern about a draft “cybercrimes” law, noting that it could be used to restrict online freedoms. The government maintained it would only regulate criminal activity.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-2012>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204192 "Cambodia"], ''Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012'', Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.</ref>

The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press; however, these rights were not always respected in practice. The 1995 press law prohibits prepublication censorship or imprisonment for expressing opinions; however, the government uses the penal code to prosecute citizens on defamation, [[disinformation]], and incitement charges. The penal code does not prescribe imprisonment for defamation, but does for incitement or spreading disinformation, which carry prison sentences of up to three years. Judges also can order fines, which may lead to jail time if not paid. The constitution requires that free speech not adversely affect public security.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-2012/>

The constitution declares that the king is “inviolable,” and a Ministry of Interior directive conforming to the defamation law reiterates these limits and prohibits publishers and editors from disseminating stories that insult or defame government leaders and institutions. The continued criminalization of defamation and disinformation and a broad interpretation of criminal incitement constrains freedom of expression.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-2012/>

The law provides for the privacy of residence and correspondence and prohibits illegal searches; however, NGOs report that police routinely conduct searches and seizures without warrants.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-2012/>

[[Corruption in Cambodia|Corruption remains pervasive]] and governmental human rights bodies are generally ineffective. A weak judiciary that sometimes fails to provide due process or fair trial procedures is a serious problem. The courts lack human and financial resources and, as a result, are not truly independent and are subject to corruption and political influence.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-2012/>

On 17 February 2021, the Cambodian government announced its plans to launch a censorship scheme called "National Internet Gateway" which heavily resembles China's [[Great Firewall]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dobberstein|first=Laura|title=Cambodia to force all internet traffic through national 'Internet Gateway'|url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/18/cambodia_national_internet_gateway/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.theregister.com|language=en}}</ref> and it will get launched in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharwood|first=Simon|title=Full-time internet surveillance comes to Cambodia this week|url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/14/cambodia_national_internet_gateway/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.theregister.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sochan|first=Ry|title=Cambodian Digital Gov't Policy debuts|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-digital-govt-policy-debuts|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.phnompenhpost.com|language=en}}</ref>