Telephones - main lines in use in Bolivia: 368,874 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 7,229 (1995)
Telephone system:
new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities
domestic:
primary trunk system, which is being expanded, employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; mobile cellular systems are being expanded
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
Radios: 5.25 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 48 (1997)
Televisions: 900,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (1999)
Country codes: BO
Reference
This article was originally adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
