Communications In Bolivia

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.''


EXTERNAL LINKS


Online newspapers

• http://opinion-bo.com/


• http://www.eldiario.net/


• http://www.la-razon.com/