Telephones - main lines in use:
880,600 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
9.494 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

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)

Internet country code:
.bo

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

Internet users:
1.103 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]