Short facts about communications in Niger

Telephones - main lines in use:

16,000 (1997)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

13,000 (1995)

Telephone system:

general assessment:  small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in the southwestern area of Niger 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 country code:

.ne

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

3,000 (2000)

Source: World Factbook