Page last updated on February 5, 2013

Telephones - main lines in use:
85,900 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
4.743 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in the southwestern area of Niger
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains only about 30 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned
international: country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Broadcast media:
state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with a national reach; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet hosts:
454 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 186
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
115,900 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]