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Latest Telecoms News from Algeria
Orascom Telecom Warned of Ratings Downgrade on Algerian Tax Issues
Debt ratings agency, Moody's Investors Service has placed Orascom Telecom Holding's ratings on review for possible downgrade....
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Algerie Telecom to Spend $6 Billion on Upgrades by 2014
Algeria's state-owned Algerie Telecom has outlined plans to spend US$6 billion over the next few years upgrading both its landline and mobile networks. Plans to privatise the company were put on hold last year pending the upgrades....
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Orascom Confirms Receipt of Dividends from Algerian Subsidiary
Egypt based Orascom Telecom Holding has announced that its Algerian subsidiary Orascom Telecom Algerie (OTA) has received the approval of the Algerian government's tax office to repatriate 50% of its 2008 dividends to its nonresident shareholders....
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S&P Places Orascom Telecom On CreditWatch Negative
The CreditWatch placement follows Orascom Telecom's second quarter results presentation, which provided an update on the delayed process of repatriating dividends from its largest cash flow generating operation 96.8%-owned Orascom Telecom Algeria ...
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Algerian Railways Selects Nortel for GSM-R Expansion
Nortel Networks has been selected to deploy a GSM-R wireless communications system for a new railway line in Algeria. The line links the cities of Ain Toutta and Msilla, as part of the High Plateaus railway system that crosses the country from East to West....
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Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in Arab telecom markets
Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in the telecom markets of Jordan, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, reports the Arab Advisors Group. ...
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Ditech deployed by 4 mideast carriers for call quality
Algerian carrier Djezzy, Egypt's Mobinil along with Pakistan's Mobilink and a fourth unnamed operator are implementing Ditech's Voice Quality Assurance (VQA) solution to provide their subscribers with superior mobile call quality...
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Orascom Telecom Q3 Profit Drops 28% on Pakistan Woes
Orascom Telecom (OTH) has reported a 3rd quarter profit of US$90.5 million - down 28% on the same period a year ago thanks to lower revenues from its Pakistan subsidiary....
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Orascom, Telecom Egypt to Shut Down Algerian Landline Operator
Orascom Telecom and Telecom Egypt are to liquidate their landline joint venture in Algeria, citing competitive problems with the incumbent operator, Algérie Télécom....
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Orascom Telecom Orders HLR for Algerian Network
Orascom Telecom Algeria (Djezzy) has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be the provider of its next Home Location Register (HLR) solution. Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize the installed base of 17 million subscribers as well as provide additional capacity of 3 million....
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