Introduction
How is the communication system in Niger? Here, Broadcast media include 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. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Niger
Internet country code .ne
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 12,000 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 5.5 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 22% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Niger is one of the largest countries in West Africa but also one of the poorest in the world; as with many African markets, a lack of fixed telecoms infrastructure has led to growth in mobile services; Niger’s mobile penetration is modest compared to other countries in the region, while fixed broadband penetration is negligible; recent international investment to complete the Trans-Saharan Dorsal optical fiber (SDR) network has extended the reach of fiber infrastructure in the country, and also increased international capacity; new cables linking the country with Chad and Burkina Faso have extended Niger’s connectivity with international cable infrastructure (2022)
Domestic Fixed-line less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular at nearly 56 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 58,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2021 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 14.239 million (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 56 (2021 est.)
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Niger is found in Western Africa