Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 113,000
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 142

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total: 9.791 million
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular - total country ranks ]
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 53 (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 88

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 50 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) (2016)

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)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet users:
total: 805,702
[see also: Internet users - total country ranks ]
percent of population: 4.3% (July 2016 est.)
[see also: Internet users - percent of population country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 140