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Total subscriptions: 132,911
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)
Total subscriptions: 18,572,973
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (2017 est.)
General assessment: Adequate fixed-line and/or cellular service in Phnom Penh and other provincial cities; mobile-cellular phone systems are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line network; mobile-phone coverage is rapidly spreading in rural areas; about 50% of Cambodians own at least one smart phone; in 2018 the MPTC began a free Wi-Fi service for visitors and residents of Phnom Penh, in selected parks around the city customers can access free Wi-Fi services (2018)
Domestic: Fixed-line connections stand at about 1 per 100 persons and declining; mobile-cellular usage, aided by competition among service providers, has increased to about 115 per 100 persons; in 2021 Cambodia hopes to launch it first communications satellite into orbit; fixed broadband penetration is predicted to reach over 2% by 2023 (2018)
International: Country code - 855; landing points for MCT and AAE-1 via submarine cables supping communication to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa; adequate but expensive landline and cellular service available to all countries from Phnom Penh and major provincial cities; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2019)