Jon Russell

So can anyone in North Korea actually get on the Internet?

Very few of them can. A small number of people -- almost all of them government officials -- are permitted to access the Internet in North Korea. Because the country has no commercial Internet service providers, they typically get on the net through dial-up modems connected to special phone lines or with mobile phones via satellite. Around 20,000 North Koreans have access to cell phones, but most are forbidden from accessing the Internet.

Interesting insight from an article on internet usage in North Korea, a country in the news after setting up a presence on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube - though it emerged these were set-up by foreign supports of Kim Jong Il.