Telephones - main lines in use 327,600 (1996)

Telephones - mobile cellular 116,000 (1997)

Telephone system
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: 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 country code .bo

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 9 (2000)

Internet users 78,000 (2000)

NOTE: The information regarding Bolivia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bolivia Communications 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bolivia Communications 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.