| Communications | Bolivia |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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848,200 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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84 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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7.179 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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710 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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general assessment: Bolivian National Telecommunications Company (ENTEL) was privatized in 1995 but re-nationalized in 2007; the primary trunk system is being expanded and employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; system operations, reliability, and coverage have steadily improved.
domestic: most telephones are concentrated in La Paz, Santa Cruz, and other capital cities; mobile-cellular telephone use expanding rapidly and, in 2010, teledensity reached about 75 per 100 persons
international: country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010) |
Broadcast media:
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large number of radio and television broadcasting stations with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and television stations generally operating freely, although both pro-government and anti-government groups have attacked media outlets in response to their reporting (2010) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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59,174 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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138,613 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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131,412 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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48 (1997) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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210,806 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.bo |
Internet hosts:
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125,462 (2010) |
Internet users:
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1.103 million (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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110 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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