1. The Ministry
2. Departments and Enterprise
   1. Meteorology and Hydrology Department
   2. Posts and Telecommunications Department
   3. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications

1. Supervising the operation of postal, telephone, telegraph and radio communications in keeping with rules and regulations.
2. Coordination and Cooperation with international organization such as ITU, UPU, APT and APPU.
3. Issuing of wireless station licenses and collection of fees.
4. Issuing of radio licenses and collection of fees.
5. Issuing of TV and video licenses and collection of fees.
6. Issuing of satellite TV receivers licenses and collection of fees.
7. Issuing of international of radio operator certificates.
8. Prescribing of radio frequency and supervising its usage.
9. Studying of modern telecommunications, technology and advising the
   respective authorities.
10. Controlling telecommunications equipment.

1. Providing business like arrangements for communications sector for public convenience.
2. Providing the communications requirements and support of economic,
   social and administrative tasks nation wide.
3. Opening,extending, reorganization, moving, terminating and closing of communications stations in accordance with therequirements, as and when
   necessary.
4. Providing agency services for other establishments in the communications
   sector.
5. Constructing maintaining, expanding, reducing, degrading, moving and
   closing of Communications routes and channels in accordance with the
   requirements, as and when necessary.
6. Compliance with UPU, ITU and other international organizations,
   conventions and treaties related to communications work and operation.
7. Conducting surveys and research which are related to communications
   sector requirements.
8. Undertaking tasks assigned by the Ministry of Communications, Posts and
   Telegraphs on due course.

Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is the main services provider for postal, telegraph and telephone operations in order to promote, upgrade and support.

Postal Service

    Postal operations in Myanmar commenced in 1827 with the opening of the Akyab (now Sittway) post office. Postal service is now running 1294 post offices throughout the country. Local Express postal service was introduced in Yangon and Mandalay since 1 April 1992 and its services are now extended to 81 townships. Foreign Express postal service is also being carried out between Yangon and Singapore, Yangon and Bangkok, Yangon and Korea vice versa. Myanmar DHL limited, joint venture of Myanmar Communications Service and DHL world-wide Express B.V of Netherlands was contracted and set up on September 23, 1996 and International package service is being carried out between Yangon and 228 foreign countries. Foreign dispatch, package of dispatch and postal parcels from Myanmar are sent and delivered all over the world through 33 countries,. International mail is delivered to Myanmar through 59 countries. Express Money order Service has been carried out by Fax machines since 1991 and now it is extended to towns.

Telegraph Service
    Since 1894, 10 years after Samuel Morse had invented the telegraph, Myanmar was able to use the telegraph service. In the financial year 2000-2001 there are 438 telegraph offices throughout the country.

By means of satellite links international telegraph service is being carried out through Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, India and England. Computerized telegraph service was started in Yangon and Mandalay on 1 April, 1993 and now it is extended to 67 townships. International Fax Service and Domestic Fax Services for the public was introduced on 1st September 1992 andnow MPT is able to provide its service to townships for public convenience.

For the convenient communications in far-flung towns in Myanmar, Local Satellite Communications system was built in 1991, and ground stations are constructed and used in Haka, Myitkyina, Bhamo, Muse, Tamu, Buthitaung , Myawady, Myeik, Kawthaung and Yangon.

As it is vital to be able to communicate with foreign countries, grade A satellite communications ground station was constructed and used in Pyinhtaungkyaung, Thanlyin township on March 4,1994. Nowadays, oversea telephone channels are extended to 828.