Bhutanese Communications, Bhutan Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use: 25,200 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 22,000 (2005)
Telephone system: General assessment: telecommunications facilities are poor domestic: very low tele-density; domestic service is very poor especially in rural areas; wireless service available since 2003 international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2005)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2005)
Internet country code: .bt
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Internet users: 15,000 (2003)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher...