North Korea is expecting the number of 3G users in the country will reach 1 million this year, according to a Chinese television report.

The prediction was made by a staffer of Chesin Commercial Corp., the government-linked company that runs North Korea’s international e-mail service, in an interview with Chinese Central Television (CCTV).

“It is expected that mobile phone users will reach one million in 2011,” the man, identified as Lee Churl Suh, told the Chinese state-run broadcaster in Pyongyang.

It was included in a report that focused on the popularity of cell phones in North Korea. The report was distributed to broadcasters More >