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Since joining Intersputnik in 1984, North Korea has operated 22 lines of frequency-division multiplexing and 10 lines of single channel per carrier for communication with Eastern Europe.

and in late 1989 international direct dialing service was introduced from Hong Kong.

A satellite ground station near Pyongyang provides direct international communications using the International Telecommunications Satellite Corporation ( Intelsat ) Indian Ocean satellite.

A satellite communications center was installed in Pyongyang in 1986 with French technical support.

An agreement to share in Japan's telecommunications satellites was reached in 1990.

North Korea joined the Universal Postal Union in 1974 but has direct postal arrangements with only a select group of countries.