Communications ::Paraguay
Telephones - main lines in use:
363,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 104
Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.791 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 81
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) (2008)
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