The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (; abbreviated MCIT) was the government agency of Myanmar. The ministry administered
communications
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,
postal services
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, and
information technology
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.
In November 2012, the name was changed from the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs (MCPT) to the MCIT
with the cabinet reshuffle under Thein Sein's Cabinet, Thein Sein's administration.
After that, with the Htin Kyaw's Cabinet, reorganization of ministries in March 2016, the MCIT merged with the Ministry of Transport (Myanmar), Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Rail Transportation (Myanmar), Ministry of Rail Transportation to become the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Myanmar), Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC).
See also
* Economy of Myanmar
* Cabinet of Myanmar
References
External links
Official website
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Former government ministries of Myanmar, Communications and Information Technology
Communications ministries, Myanmar
Information ministries, Myanmar
Communications in Myanmar