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Macau Communication holds all the modern and state of the art communication systems
of the world. Macau peninsular region and the two isles boast all sorts of communication
facilities one can access in any of America or Western Europe. This well developed
communication in Macau infact both the cause and the resultant of the budding
tourism industry.
Newspapers in Macau number seventeen (12 Chinese, 5 Portuguese and one English).
Aomen Ribao, the newspaper in Macau with largest circulation is the mouthpiece
of the Communist Party of China. The Macau Post Daily is the sole English newspaper
in Macau. Broadcasting in Macau is controlled by two round the clock FM radio
stations and two television channels. They broadcast both in Portuguese and
Chinese programmes. Radio and TV programmes from Hong Kong are also very popular.
Communication infrastructure in Macau is well established. One can avail of
telephones at almost every place. The number of telephone now stands more than
the double of their number in the mid-1990s. The mobile cellular users statistics
crossed three-lakh mark in 2003. High Frequency radiotelephone contact facility
and access to international communications carriers are being provided via Hong
Kong and China. Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau is the license Internet
provider in Macau. There are 450 Internet users per 1000 population in Macau.
Asiarooms provides information on Macau travel. For further information, explore
the relevant links on Asiarooms.
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