Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

28th of June to 5th of July 2007

AFRICA:
Vodacom to launch WiMAX and ADSL services 

ANGOLA:
Unitel acquires exchange equipment worth USD 150 million 

EGYPT:
NTRA sets regulations for second fixed-line licence 

GHANA:
Ghana Telecom expands broadband service in Cape Coast
Ghana Telecom up for sale 

ISRAEL:
Shlomo Nehama keen to acquire Arkin’s stake in Bezeq 

KENYA:
BT consortium likely to win the Telkom bid
KCCT transferred to CCK
Safaricom considers customer support outsourcing option 

MOROCCO:
Morocco Government to sell 4% of Maroc Telecom shares 

MOZAMBIQUE: 
mCel posts profits for 2006 

QATAR:
Qatar reaches 121% mobile penetration rate
Qatar shortlists 12 carriers to bid for second mobile carrier licence
Qtel inks premier property management deal 

SAUDI ARABIA:
Mobily pioneers direct debit service for post-paid subscribers
Saudi Oger acquires Telecom Italia’s stake in Oger Telecom 

SOUTH AFRICA:
Competition Commission obstructs Telkom’s BCX deal
MTN denies claims by Cell C
MTN to invest ZAR 10 million for laying underground cable 

UGANDA:
Uganda Telecom introduces new PLC service
Uganda Telecom to invest USD 50 million for network expansion 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du’s subscriber base reaches 500,000
Etisalat rolls out location display service for cellphones 

ZAMBIA:
Zamtel commences work on USD 100 million project