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Bolivia: Universal Broadband Access: Advances and challenges
Bolivia: Universal Broadband Access: Advances and challenges 29 June 2009 Orlando D. Arratia

Orlando Arratia situates the problem in the extremely low ICT penetration rates in Bolivia and the lack of public policies to address the issue throughout many decades: only 1.23% of Bolivians own computers, 7.1% have fixed-line telephone service and 4% have access to the internet. Access to broadband internet is even more limited. Rural and marginal urban areas are practically cut off from all communications services. At the current time, Arratia reports, advances are being made in the incl...

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