Telephones - main lines in use:
1.419 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
73.099 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem
domestic: the addition of a second fixed-line provider in 2002 resulted in faster growth but subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership reaching 50 per 100 persons in 2009
international: country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2009)

Broadcast media:
nearly 70 federal-government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal-government-controlled national, regional, and state radio stations; roughly 40 state-government-owned radio stations typically carry their own programs except for news broadcasts; about 20 private radio stations also operate; transmissions of international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.ng

Internet hosts:
1,378 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
43.989 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]