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Telephones - fixed lines:
total subscriptions: 114,352 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 139

Telephones - mobile cellular:
total subscriptions: 8,778,884 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 46 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 90

Telephone system:
general assessment: small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger; mobile services stronger than fixed telecoms; broadband penetration inconsequential;  LTE licence secured for the future; government tax of telecom sector (2016)
domestic: fixed-line 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity remains 46 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned (2016)
international: country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2016)

Broadcast media:
state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code:
.ne

Internet users:
total: 805,702 (July 2016 est.)
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percent of population: 4.3% (July 2016 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 139

Broadband - fixed subscriptions:
total: 8,650 (2017 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)
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country comparison to the world: 171