As of November 2012, the number of new phone subscribers reached over 11.2 million, bringing the total figure to 135.9 million, including 120.9 million mobile subscribers.
Hanoi has the biggest number of phone subscribers; followed by Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Haiphong, Dong Nai, Nam Dinh, Lam Dong, Thai Binh and Quang Ninh provinces.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) named Vietnam as one of the countries with fastest Internet growth rate in the region and the world.
As of September, 2012, Vietnam has over 31.1 million Internet users, who account for around 35% of the population, 15 times higher than the figure of 2007 and ten times higher than that of 2003.