Koryolink

<p>Koryolink  is a <a href="/facts/North_Korea/Q41laakP">North Korean</a> wireless telecommunications provider. The company is a cellular operator held by Cheo Technology, a joint venture between <a href="/facts/Global_Telecom_Holding/d6u2ze5c">Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding</a> (OTMT) which holds 75% of the shares, and the state-owned <a href="/facts/North_Korean_postal_service/oeMWKxTF">Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation</a> (KPTC). Koryolink started in 2008 and was the first <a href="/facts/3G/kCh1eR7y">3G</a> mobile operator in North Korea. 
</p><p>It offers service in <a href="/facts/Pyongyang/muqkpzTE">Pyongyang</a> and five additional cities as well as along eight highways and railways. <a href="/facts/Telephone_numbers_in_North_Korea/IgQYplcC">Phone numbers</a> on the network are prefixed with +850 (0)1912. Despite being a 3G network, there is no Internet access (only <a href="/facts/Kwangmyong_(network)/2ohbFqkb">Intranet</a> access) for domestic users. Although as of April 2014, mobile internet access for foreigners with limited speed or traffic amount was available at a comparably high price.
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Koryolink