Bolivia: Communications
| Communications | Bolivia |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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563,900 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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872,700 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities; mobile cellular telephone use expanding rapidly
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: country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999) |
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Radios:
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5.25 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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48 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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900,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bo |
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Internet hosts:
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1,413 (2002) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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9 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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270,000 (2002) |