Telephones - main lines in use in Bolivia: 368,874 (1996)

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) An internet service provider (abbr. ...

Country codes: BO

Reference

This article was originally adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000. World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...

External links

Online newspapers

• http://opinion-bo.com/
• http://www.eldiario.net/
• http://www.la-razon.com/
• http://www.eldeber.com.bo/
• http://www.el-nuevodia.com/

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