26 Jan 2012Algerie Telecom

Algerie Telecom (AT) is a public telecommunications company based in Algeria. Established on 5 August 2003, the company offers services such as voice, data, satellite and Internet access to residential and business users. AT held a monopoly on local telephony services until the launch of the second national fixed line licencee, Lacom, in February 2006. It is also the sole shareholder in the country’s number two mobile operator, Mobilis.

From 1 April 2008, the operator provides ADSL services through Djaweb, an entity launched after the merger of Internet service providers Easy, Fawri and Anis.

In 2007, the Algerian government announced plans to partly privatise Algérie Telecom. Some 45 foreign companies expressed an interest in acquiring the stake, however in Q109 the privatisation was cancelled and it was decided to invest EUR 100 million in the development of fibre networks over the next five years.