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Telephones - main lines in use:
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678,200 (2007)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3.254 million (2007)
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: privatization begun in 1995; reliability has steadily improved; new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities; mobile-cellular telephone use expanding rapidly; fixed-line teledensity of 7 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density of 35 per 100 persons
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) (2007)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
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Television broadcast stations:
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48 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.bo
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Internet hosts:
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68,428 (2008)
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Internet users:
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1 million (2007)
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