- Political systems such as those in North Korea and China and their fear of technology and the possibility of it destabilising the culture within those countries. Radio or television sets, which can be bought in North Korea, are preset to receive only the government frequencies and sealed with a label to prevent tampering with the equipment. It is a serious criminal offence to manipulate the sets and receive radio or television broadcasts from outside North Korea. As North and South Korea use different television systems (PAL and NTSC respectively), it is not possible to view broadcasts across the border between the two countries; however, it has reportedly been possible to receive television broadcasts from China. Internet access is not generally available in North Korea. Only very few high-level officials are allowed to access the global internet. In some universities there is small number of strictly monitored internet computers. All other citizens may only get access to the country's own intranet, called Kwangmyong. Foreigners can access the internet using the 3G phone network.
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