The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications () is the
government ministry
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that governs the
postal system
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and the
telecommunications system
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...
s of
Cambodia
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. The ministry maintains
office
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s in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...
.
Telecom Cambodia Telecom Cambodia (TC) is a state corporation of Cambodia, and is the principal telecom company of that country. The company was launched in 2006 as part of the Royal Government's Second Mandate, by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, wh ...
and
Camnet Internet Service
Camnet Internet Service is an Internet service provider operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia. Camnet was established in 1997 by the Cambodian government and Telecom Cambodia with the support of the International De ...
, the country's principal
telecom operator and
internet service provider
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, function under the jurisdiction of the Ministry.
[Telecom Cambodia - History TC - "Launching ceremony of Telecom of Cambodia as a public enterpris]
The main office is situated at the former site of the
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Phnom Penh
Christ the King Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Phnom Penh (; ), was a 19th-century French Gothic revival church that served as the cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh. It was located in the Russei Keo District of the ...
, destroyed by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
Departments
Administrative departments of the Ministry include:
*Posts Department
*International Telecom Department
*Domestic Telecom Department
*Inspection Department
*Finance and Plan Department
*Frequency Management and Licensing Department
See also
*
Communications in Cambodia
Telecommunications in Cambodia include telephone, radio, television, and Internet services, which are regulated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Transport and posts were restored throughout most of the country in the early 1980s ...
*
Government of Cambodia
The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In practice, Cambodia is an authoritarian state, as power i ...
*
SEATEL Cambodia
References
External links
Ministry of Posts and TelecommunicationsTelecom Cambodia
Communications in Cambodia
Posts and Telecommunications
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
Phnom Penh
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