Niger Communications 2008

Telephones - main lines in use:
24,000 (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
323,900 (2005)

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 is less than 3 per 100 persons; 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)

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

Television broadcast stations:
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet hosts:
200 (2007)