Niger Communications - 2004

Telephones - main lines in use:
22,400 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
16,600 (2002)

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: 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 seven low-power repeaters) (2002)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet hosts:
119 (2002)