4.33 million (2007)
Telephone system:
general assessment: meager telephone service; principal switching center is in Asuncion domestic: the fixed-line market is a state monopoly; deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers international: country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) (2006)
Radios:
925,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
5 (2007)
Televisions: