In 2007, the military government shutdown the internet during the Saffron Revolution for a few days to restrict information from within the country to be disseminated to international media.
Satellite (VSAT) internet connection is also available from Skynet, a satellite television provider, and another (VSAT) Operator Com & Com. According to MPT's official statistics as of July 2010, the country had over 400,000 Internet users (0.8% of the population) with the vast majority of the users located in the two largest cities, Yangon and Mandalay.
More recent figures are hard to find, but the widespread use of smart phones and tablets with cellular modems on the 3G and 4G networks means that internet usage is likely to be far higher than the figures from 2010 indicate. Although the internet remains unrestricted, Myanmar experience internet shut downs during politically sensitive times.
As of June 2015, Myanmar has a mobile phone penetration rate of 54.6%, up from less than 10% in 2012.
Prior to 2012, during military rule, SIM cards cost USD 1,500. Mytel is the fourth telecom firm in Myanmar.
Myanmar has begun the liberalization of its Telecommunication market in 2013. ==Telecommunication networks== Previously, Myanma Post and Telecommunication (MPT) had a monopoly in the country.
In 2013, the government started taking steps to open up the telecommunications market, issuing licenses to new service providers.
The deadline was set to be 8 February 2013.
In 2014, Qatar-based Ooredoo and Norwegian Telenor throughout their local subsidiaries - respectively Ooredoo Myanmar and Telenor Myanmar - entered the market, resulting in the reduction of consumer prices and rapid growth in the number of subscribers, as well as the expansion of the country's infrastructure.
Ooredoo began selling low-price SIM cards at a price of US$1.5 in Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw in August 2014.
In November 2015, Ericsson named Myanmar the world's fourth fastest-growing mobile market.
As of June 2015, Myanmar has a mobile phone penetration rate of 54.6%, up from less than 10% in 2012.
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In 2019 June to February 2020, a few townships from Rakkhine and Chin State are facing internet shut downs as ordered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. On 3 February 2021, 3G and 4G data network was restored in Rakhine and Chin States. Starting from dawn of 1 February 2021, there're re-restrictions and outage to access to the internet by the Military Government because of 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
In 2019 June to February 2020, a few townships from Rakkhine and Chin State are facing internet shut downs as ordered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. On 3 February 2021, 3G and 4G data network was restored in Rakhine and Chin States. Starting from dawn of 1 February 2021, there're re-restrictions and outage to access to the internet by the Military Government because of 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
In 2019 June to February 2020, a few townships from Rakkhine and Chin State are facing internet shut downs as ordered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. On 3 February 2021, 3G and 4G data network was restored in Rakhine and Chin States. Starting from dawn of 1 February 2021, there're re-restrictions and outage to access to the internet by the Military Government because of 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
The government banned and blocked social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp, western news agency websites and also Wikipedia. Starting from 16 February 2021, the internet was shut down from 1 a.m.
in nationwide. On 22 February 2021, the internet was shut down only in Yangon from 12 a.m.
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