Destination Malaysia

Communications Malaysia

Telephones - main lines in use:

4,571,600 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

11,124,100 (2003)

Telephone system:

General assessment: modern system; international service excellent
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: country code - 60;
Submarine cables to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; Satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2001)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)

Internet country code:

.my

Internet hosts:

107,971 (2003)

Internet users:

8,692,100 (2003)