Telephones - main lines in use:
363,000 (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
5.791 million (2008)

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)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (2006)

Television broadcast stations:
5 (2007)

Internet country code:
.py

Internet hosts:
71,487 (2009)

Internet users:
894,200 (2008)