Telecommunication networks
See also: Telephone numbers in Burma
Private street telephone post in Myanmar
Previously, Myanmar Post and Telecommunication 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. In 2014, Qatar-based Ooredoo and Norwegian Telenor Group entered the market, resulting in the reduction of consumer prices and a rapid growth in the number of subscribers, as well as the expansion of the country's infrastructure.[2] In November 2015, Ericsson named Myanmar the world's fourth fastest-growing mobile market.[3] As of June 2015, Myanmar has a mobile phone penetration rate of 54.6%, up from less than 10% in 2012.[4]