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MTN Rwanda Aims for 2 Million Subscribers by Year-End

­MTN Rwanda has set itself a target of reaching 2 million subscribers by the end of this year. The operator currently has around 1.4 million customers. The company also expects to be able to pick up half of the potential 6 million subscribers  that Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) is targeting by 2012.  more

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Rwandan Government to Sell MTN Stake

The Rwandan government is planning to sell its 10% stake in local mobile network MTN, as part of a program of disposals. Two other companies, Bralirwa (the country's sole brewing company) and Sonarwa (the country's biggest insurance company) are also to be sold.  more

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Report shows remarkable "mobile-phone market" growth in West, Central Africa

APA - London (United Kingdom) Economic reports released here this weekend on the telecommunications markets of West and Central Africa have shown remarkable ‘mobile market growth' forecasts for all seven of the countries surveyed.  more

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Rwandan Operator Signs up 120,000 Customers in Three Weeks

Rwandan mobile operator, Rwandatel says that it signed up 120,000 new subscribers in the three weeks since it switched on its 3G and GSM network. The firm already operated a CDMA network but decided to switch to a GSM based 3G service following its acquisition by Libya's LAP Green Networks last year.  more

Related Tags: sim-card, huawei, cdma, uganda-telecom, landline, gsm, rwandatel, Rwanda


Rwanda Awards 3rd Mobile License to Millicom

millicom International Cellular says that it has won the license to operate Rwanda's third mobile phone network. millicom will hold 87.5% of the equity in a newly created joint venture company in partnership with Marathon Corporation, an established local company with numerous business interests in Rwanda. The joint venture will pay US$60 million for the 15 year license.  more

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Four Firms Bidding for Rwanda's 3rd GSM License

Four companies have been shortlisted to bid for Rwanda's third mobile license, the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has announced. Thirteen companies had purchased tender documents from the regulator, but most chose not to submit a formal bid.  more

Related Tags: roaming, mtn-uganda, zain, ict, orascom-telecom, vodacom, telecel, orascom, mtn-group, Rwanda


Ghana Planning Number Portability & Sixth Mobile Network

Ghana's telecoms regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced plans to offer number portability on both landline and mobile networks.   more

Related Tags: number-portability, landline, national-communications-authority, tigo, Ghana


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