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Burma starts using GSM phones
Rangoon, March 18, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
Burma has started using the Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM)
phones in major cities of the country although it still circles around
the top businesspersons and military officials. Last year, Sky-Link
Communications of the Virgin Islands was commissioned by the Burmese
government to supply 135,000 GSM phones.
The government announced in March last year that it intended to launch
GSM network in the country, starting Rangoon and Mandalay in two months
and a further six towns to be covered by the end of 2000.
However, it was delayed till last month then only the government started
launching the GSM phones.
It has sanctioned to have 70,000 lines and 30,000 lines respectively
available in Rangoon and Mandalay, the two major cities of Burma.
Some other major cities including Myitkyina, Moulmein, Bhamo, Taunggyi,
Sittwe and Prome have access to GSM network as well.
A GSM phone in Burma officially costs Burmese Kyat 5 lakhs (US $ one
thousand). However, it costs around Kyat 7 lakhs in black market. At
present only a few people are using the GSM phones.
Apart from the GSM, Burma has been using cell phones, connected to CDMA
(Code Dialing Multiple Access).
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<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Rangoon, March 18, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Burma has started using the Global
System of Mobile Communications (GSM) phones in major cities of the country
although it still circles around the top businesspersons and military officials.
Last year, Sky-Link Communications of the Virgin Islands was commissioned
by the Burmese government to supply 135,000 GSM phones.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>The government announced in March
last year that it intended to launch GSM network in the country, starting
Rangoon and Mandalay in two months and a further six towns to be covered
by the end of 2000.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>However, it was delayed till last
month then only the government started launching the GSM phones.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>It has sanctioned to have 70,000
lines and 30,000 lines respectively available in Rangoon and Mandalay,
the two major cities of Burma.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Some other major cities including
Myitkyina, Moulmein, Bhamo, Taunggyi, Sittwe and Prome have access to GSM
network as well.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>A GSM phone in Burma officially
costs Burmese Kyat 5 lakhs (US $ one thousand). However, it costs around
Kyat 7 lakhs in black market. At present only a few people are using the
GSM phones.</font></font>
<p><font color="#660000"><font size=+1>Apart from the GSM, Burma has been
using cell phones, connected to CDMA (Code Dialing Multiple Access).</font></font>
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