Algeria’s government expects to name the winners of two fixed-line telephony licenses in March 2005 after an initial tender was postponed in 2004 due to a lack of bids, a government official said.

Fixed Line Phone Licenses Awarded
Orascom Telecom and state-owned Telecom Egypt secured a US$ 65 million tender for a 15-year fixed-line license in Algeria, the head of the telecommunications regulatory authority, Mohamed Belfoudil, s

Etisalat to Bid for 35% of Algerie Telecom

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) says it intends to bid for a 35% stake in state-owned Algerie Telecom.

Algeria's Ministry of Postal Services, Information Technology and C

Privatisation to commence soon
By the end of 2005, Algeria’s government will launch a tender to partially privatise Algerie Telecom, an executive said.

"The process of privatisation should be finished before the end of the

Relaunch of Satellite Mobile License Auction