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Telecommunications in Niger include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
Radio stations:
- state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming (2007);
- 5 AM, 6 FM, and 4 shortwave stations (2001).
Television stations: state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming (2007).
Press freedom "improved considerably" after Mamadou Tandja was ousted as president in 2010. Media offences were decriminalised shortly afterwards. the country continues its efforts to improve press freedom. The Declaration of Table Mountain calls for the repeal of criminal defamation and "insult" laws and for moving press freedom higher on the African agenda.
Main lines:
- 100,500 lines in use, 145th in the world (2012);
Mobile cellular:
- 5.4 million lines, 107th in the world (2012);
Satellite earth stations: 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2010).
Internet
Top-level domain: .ne, controlled by the parastatal telecom company, Niger Telecoms.
- 115,900 users, 155th in the world (2009);
Wireless broadband: Unknown (2012).
Internet hosts:
- 454 hosts, 185th in the world (2012);
The United Nations estimated that there were only 0.3 Internet users per 100 Nigeriens in 2006, up from less than 0.1 per 100 in 2000.
Internet censorship and surveillance
There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Although individuals and groups can engage in the peaceful expression of views via the Internet, few residents have access to it.
The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. The constitution and law generally prohibit arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions.