This page provides data related to Post and Telecommunicationof Vietnam during the period of 1985-1995.
I. POSTAL NETWORK
Year
Telegraphic Center (Number)
District Post office (Number)
Regional Post office (Number)
1985
38
475
1,228
1986
40
476
1,248
1987
40
475
1,168
1988
44
477
1,165
1989
44
493
1,194
1990
44
495
1,192
1991
44
498
1,181
1992
49
597
1,271
1993
53
603
1,349
1994
62
596
1,683
1995
62
600
1,690

 

II. EQUIPMENT OF POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION
Year
Wireless Equipment (set)
Telephone Switching Centers (center)
Telephone set (1000 sets)
Telegraphic Machine (set)
1985
3,778
3,868
103.1
2,390
1986
3,618
3,219
113.5
1,607
1987
3,659
3,264
116.1
1,690
1988
3,659
3,283
109.0
1,687
1989
2,616
1,420
110.6
1,412
1990
2,521
1,436
114.4
1,367
1991
2,532
1,444
121.0
1,370
1992
1,145
1,380
132.1
1,168
1993
1,056
1,061
268.3
1,300
1994
1,114
1,085
470.0
1,215
1995
1,114
1,146
775.0
1,215
 

III. OUPUT AND TURNOVER OF POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Year
Postal matter (Million pieces)
Postal Parcel (Thousand parcels)
Money transfer (1000 letters or cable transfer)
Newspaper (million pages)
1985
171.1
488.0
762
193.8
1986
106.0
436.0
1,002
198.3
1987
105.6
523.0
970
225.2
1988
92.5
322.0
956
189.4
1989
71.3
137.0
756
156.2
1990
65.8
124.0
734
136.5
1991
69.0
47.0
644
117.3
1992
71.6
60.8
714
133.9
1993
79.3
75.8
806
158.2
1994
93.8
93.0
1,070
194.2
1995
116.4
162.0
1,454
223.5

 

IV. OUPUT AND TURNOVER OF POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
Year
Telegraph (Million words)
Telephone (1000 units*)
Turnover (Billion VND)
1985
123.9
23,393
0.4
1986
90.2
19,027
1.1
1987
114.7
23,140
5.8
1988
94.6
22,856
37.8
1989
70.7
24,206
122.3
1990
73.2
27,681
219.7
1991
66.2
28,059
489.6
1992
73.5
71,146
899.4
1993
67.9
146,310
1,630.0
1994
56.1
491,481
2,774.8
1995
49.5
845,759
4,207.4