| Communications | Niger |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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83,600 (2010) |
Telephones - main lines in use density:
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6 Telephones - main lines in use per 1000 people |
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3.806 million (2010) |
Telephones - mobile cellular - density:
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232 mobile cellular telephones in use per 1000 capita |
Telephone system:
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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 remains less than 20 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) (2009) |
Broadcast media:
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state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; only national radio station with national reach is state-run; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007) |
Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001) |
Radio broadcast stations AM density:
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3,293,778 people per AM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations FM density:
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2,744,815 people per FM Radio broadcast station |
Radio broadcast stations shortwave density:
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4,117,222 people per shortwave Radio broadcast station |
Television broadcast stations:
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5 (2007) |
Television broadcast stations density:
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3,293,778 people per Television broadcast station |
Internet country code:
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.ne |
Internet hosts:
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172 (2010) |
Internet users:
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115,900 (2009) |
Internet users - density:
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8 internet users per 1000 capita |
Communications - note:
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void |
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