Full Internet connection in
Niger was established in May 1997 by the national telecom, Société Nigérienne des Télécommunications
(SONITEL), which is
currently the sole Internet Service Provider in the country with a 64 Kbps link via
France telecom et radio (FCR). A year late in May 1998, the link has been
upgraded to 192 Kbps. SONITEL is the Top Level Domain (TLD) administrator of
".ne".
Internet service
charge (excluding taxes) at SONITEL (US$ 1.00 = CFA 619.70 as of August 1999)
| |
Monthly
subscription in CFA |
Monthly
subscription in $US |
Connection
charge in CFA |
Connection
charge in $US |
| Dial-up access at 33.6 Kbps (Web and
E-mail) |
50 per minute |
0.08 |
10,050 |
16.20 |
| E-mail account |
4,950 |
7.98 |
12,000 |
19.35 |
| Leased line 19.2 Kbps without resale |
400,050 |
644.94 |
165,000 |
266.00 |
| Leased line 28.8 Kbps without resale |
495,000 |
798.01 |
199,500 |
321.62 |
| Leased line 64 Kbps without resale |
999,750 |
1611.75 |
499,875 |
805.87 |
Source: SONITEL, August 1999
NigerNet Telecom is a local
private organisation specialising in telecommunications, mainly Internet services.
NigerNet is currently establishing a cybercafe in Niamey.
Gamma Informatique, a private organisation involved in the sale of Apple and Compac
computers and accessories, and various software packages, provides e-mail services.
The organisation is affiliated to Gamma Informatique Tunisie.
Internet host sites:
131 (2000)
Internet
subscribers (1999):Total: 300
Internet subscribers per
10,000 inhabitants: 0.30
Internet Users (1999):
- Total: 3,000
- Users per 10,000 inhabitants: 2.88
Internet use by
categories:
- Commercial:
- Academic:
- Research:
- NGO/UN/International:
- Government:
- Others:
Internet bandwidth
(Kbps): 192
