Mass media in Laos
Mass media in Laos are based on a network of telephone lines, radiotelephone communications, and mobile phone infrastructure.
Infrastructure and statistics
[edit]In 1997 there were 25,000 telephone lines in use, and in 2007 there were 850,000 mobile cellular subscribers. Laos is served by a Russian Intersputnik satellite that covers the Indian Ocean region.
In 1998 there were 12 AM stations and 1 FM station. In 1997 there were an estimated 730,000 radios in the country. In 2011 Laos had 3 television channels. In 2000 there was 1 Internet service provider, by 2002 serving about 10,000 users. The top-level domain for Laos is .la.