Camnet Internet Service
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Camnet Internet Service is an Internet service provider
operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
of Cambodia
. Camnet was established in 1997 by the Cambodian government and Telecom Cambodia
with the support of the International Development Research Centre of Canada
. Camnet was the first Internet service provider in Cambodia. Its main office
s are located in Phnom Penh
.
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
operated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Cambodia
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is the government ministry that governs the postal system and the telecommunications systems of Cambodia. The current Minister of Posts and Telecommunications is H.E...
of Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. Camnet was established in 1997 by the Cambodian government and Telecom Cambodia
Telecom Cambodia
Telecom Cambodia is a state corporation of Cambodia, and is the principal telecom company of that country. The company was launched in 2006 as part of the Royal Government's Second Mandate, by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, which up until then had operated the country's telecom...
with the support of the International Development Research Centre of Canada
Canada
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. Camnet was the first Internet service provider in Cambodia. Its main office
Office
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s are located in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
.