Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 110,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 142

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 8.2 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2014 est.)
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 95

Telephone system:
general assessment: inadequate; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern 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) (2010)

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 national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)

Television - broadcast stations:
5 (2007)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet hosts:
454 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
total: 281,200
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 1.6% (2014 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 145