Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 880,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8 (2014 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 83

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 10.5 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 98 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 84

Telephone system:
general assessment: Bolivian National Telecommunications Company 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 2011, teledensity reached about 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)

Broadcast media:
large number of radio and TV stations broadcasting with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and TV 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:
AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)

Television - broadcast stations:
48 (1997)

Internet country code:
.bo

Internet hosts:
180,988 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 3.9 million
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 36.6% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 78