Communications in Niger

Telephones - main lines in use:13,000 (1995)

Telephones - mobile cellular:510,000 (2007)

Telephone system:small system of wire, radiotelephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern area
"domestic:"wire, radiotelephone communications, and microwave radio relay; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned
"international:"
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:AM 5, FM 5, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:680,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:125,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (1999)

Country code (Top level domain): NE

:"See also :" Niger


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