The telecommunication facilities in Hangzhou are among the leading places in China and close to the level of advanced countries in the world. The local telephone communication is program controlled. The popularization rate in urban proper is 44.8 telephone/100 persons. By the end of 1997, the capacity of telephone switch in Hangzhou reached 1,367,700 telephones and telephone clients reached 870,300 of which 645,300 were residence telephones. Domestic toll can dial to 2115 cities and international toll can dial to 232 countries and regions. The popularization rate for urban telephone took the third place in provincial capitals of China.
Through IDD (International Direct Dialing Service) , you can place a call to almost all countries and regions. Internet service has also become very popular and the number of people surfing on the net is increasing sharply at every second.