Nigeria Communications 2007

Telephones - main lines in use:
1.688 million (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
32.322 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network has been slow due to faltering efforts at privatization
domestic: the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth of this service; wireless telephony has grown rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; 4 wireless (GSM) service providers operate nationally; the combined growth resulted in a sharp increase in teledensity reported to be over 18% in March 2006
international: country code - 234; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)

Television broadcast stations:
3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)

Internet country code:
.ng

Internet hosts:
1,968 (2007)