A B777 first officer advised pilot/controller communications within a sector of bolivian airspace we...

Narrative:

The frequency 128.2 was in use over bolivian airspace on airway UL417 at the time indicated. No alternate frequency was available. The transmissions from lapaz control were so garbled and unreadable as to render the frequency useless between lokox and rbc. We would not have been able to receive any instructions from the controller in the event of an emergency; nor would we have been able to confirm if the controller properly received any emergency calls from us.[someone needs to] ensure bolivia performs proper checks on their equipment and repairs transmitters or antennae as required. In lieu of that; I advise we avoid overfly of bolivia until they can demonstrate their communications are reliable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 First Officer advised pilot/controller communications within a sector of Bolivian airspace were unreadable and suggested flight in that area be avoided until reliable communications could be verified.

Narrative: The frequency 128.2 was in use over Bolivian airspace on airway UL417 at the time indicated. No alternate frequency was available. The transmissions from LaPaz control were so garbled and unreadable as to render the frequency useless between LOKOX and RBC. We would not have been able to receive any instructions from the controller in the event of an emergency; nor would we have been able to confirm if the Controller properly received any emergency calls from us.[Someone needs to] ensure Bolivia performs proper checks on their equipment and repairs transmitters or antennae as required. In lieu of that; I advise we avoid overfly of Bolivia until they can demonstrate their communications are reliable.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1161440
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SLLP.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air/Ground Communication
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

A B777 first officer advised pilot/controller communications within a sector of bolivian airspace were unreadable and suggested flight in that area be avoided until reliable communications could be verified.