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Bolivia: Communications
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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327,600 (1996)
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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116,000 (1997)
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Telephone system:
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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)
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
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Radios:
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5.25 million (1997)
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Television broadcast stations:
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48 (1997)
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Televisions:
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900,000 (1997)
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Internet country code:
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.bo
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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9 (2000)
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Internet users:
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78,000 (2000)
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