August 2, 2005
Military ruled Burma has few cellphones
Cell phone users may be on the rise in Asian nations but the South East Asian country Burma is still far behind others in the region in terms of accessibility to modern communication facilities, reports Mizima.com.
"Military ruled Burma has only a few hundred thousand telephones (including landlines and mobile phones). Even in the capital city Rangoon, cell phone users are a rare sight.
..." "Mobile communication facilities are primarily in the hands of the military and police personnel along with a section of 'very rich' people. The common people with moderate incomes cannot afford a mobile phone. First it is too costly. Secondly, the applicants have to wait for years for a connection."
Related:
-- Myanmar. The lowest cell phone penetration rate - Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is one of the few countries where mobile phones have yet to permeate widely - strictly controlled by the military government, they remain the exclusive preserve of the wealthy and well-connected. There are fewer than 200,000 cell phones in use in a country of 42 million people.
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