Algeria’s three mobile operators – Global Telecom’s Djezzy, state-owned Mobilis and Ooredoo’s Nedjma – have all been awarded 3G licences during the country’s spectrum auction.
Algeria’s telecoms regulator ARPT stated that further…
Algeria’s three mobile operators – Global Telecom’s Djezzy, state-owned Mobilis and Ooredoo’s Nedjma – have all been awarded 3G licences during the country’s spectrum auction.
Algeria’s telecoms regulator ARPT stated that further information about the process, including financial details, will be released soon.
According to Egypt’s Global Telecom (GTH), previously known as Orascom Telecom, the licence will cost AD3bn (US$40m) and will be valid for 15 years, after which success renewals will be in five-year fixed terms.
A first 3G auction was put on ice in September 2011 after operators reportedly asked for more time to submit their application.
More than a year later, in December 2012, the Algerian government once again postponed the tender in order to first complete the acquisition of Djezzy from VimpelCom. The Russian company said in 2012 that it would sell its stake to Algeria, subject to an agreement on price. But negotiations have stalled and no deal has been reached so far.
