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Lao National Television was established and began broadcasting television programs on December 1, 1983. At that time, the television station carried out pilot broadcasts twice a week, and later gradually increased the broadcast time.
Lao National Radio (officially abbreviated as LNR, ... Vithanyou Kachaysiang Heng Xat Lao) is the national radio station for the country of Laos. It was founded on 13 ...
Local operators. In 2008 two operators, Lao Telecom and Unitel, were granted 3G licenses. Another two licenses were issued to ETL and Beeline in 2011. In 2012, the main ways to access Internet in Laos are: [9] 3G (up to 21 Mbps HSPA+) ADSL (up to 2 Mbps) WiMAX (up to 10 Mbps) 4G was introduced in 2015, and a new licensed ISP Lao Champa Internet.
Laos has one of the lowest levels of internet penetration in the world, with just 14 percent of the population using the internet. In 2014, the Lao government adopted an Internet law that it claimed would support the growth of the Internet. However the law included a number of restrictions on social media and other internet communications. It ...
Laos has little film or media industry. Television, film, radio and internet media from neighboring Thailand is wide spread and is a source of political and cultural tension. Prior to the 1950s in Laos only documentary French photographs and rarer film footage existed.
Laos is served by a Russian Intersputnik satellite that covers the Indian Ocean region. In 1998 there were 12 AM stations and one FM station. In 1997 there were an estimated 730,000 radios in the country. In 2011 Laos had three television channels. In 2000 there was one Internet service provider, by 2002 serving about 10,000 users.
The National University of Laos is the Lao state's public university. As a low-income country, Laos faces a brain-drain problem as many educated people migrate to developed countries. It is estimated that about 37% of educated Laotians live outside Laos. Laos was ranked 110th in the Global Innovation Index in 2023. Culture
It is the youth wing of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the ruling party of Laos. Originating in 1955 as the Youth Combatant Association and now comprising some 243,500 registered members (aged 15–35), the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union has a particular focus on the fields of information, media, entertainment, art and music.