Telephones - main lines in use: 4.58 million (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular: 11.12 million (2003)

Internet - Dial-up: 2.88 million (2003)

Internet - Broadband: 110,000 (2003) In 2004, 0.85% of Malaysians using it (218,004). The government targets a figure of 5% by 2006 and 10% by 2008.

Telephone system: international service good
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: submarine cables to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean)

Telco companies: Telekom (013), Celcom (019), Maxis (012 and 017) and DiGi (016)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 56, FM 31 (plus 13 repeater stations), shortwave 5 (1999)

Radios: 9.1 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)

Televisions: 3.6 million (1997)

Terrestrial television stations

• RTM1
• RTM2
• TV3
• NTV7
• 8TV
• Channel 9

Satellite television stations

• Astro

Cable television stations

• None

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

• JARING - Dialup and broadband
• TMnet - Dialup and Streamyx (broadband)
• Time - Webbit (Wireless broadband)
• Maxis - Broadband, Utopia (Wi-fi), Blackberry
• Nasionet

Country code (Top level domain): MY

See also : Malaysia