Telecommunications in Bolivia includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
The 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.
The Bolivian constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press.
[8] Some senior government officials also verbally harassed members of the press corps.
Bolivian law prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence and the government generally respects these prohibitions, but there have been allegations that the government does not always respect the law.