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Economic Indicator: Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Boliviano
Currency Symbol: BOB
Telephone system: general assessment: Bolivian National Telecommunications Company (ENTEL) 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 2009, teledensity reached about 75 per 100 persons international: country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
Population : 10,118,683 (July 2011 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use: 810,200 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 7.148 million (2009)