Kuwaiti firm to expand mobile network in Sudan
Dec 4, 2006 (KUWAIT) — A Kuwaiti telecommunication company said planning to invest 140 millions euros in order to expand its network and cover the major parts of the country.
The Kuwaiti Mobile Telecommunication Company (KMT) announced that it will invest 140 million euros, equal to 184.7 million dollars, to expand its network in Sudan.
The KMT has employed around 33.1 billion dollars for purchase of Mobitel Company last February, the biggest cell phone company in Sudan.
The delegate member of the Kuwaiti Telecommunication Company, Saad Al-Barak, announced that the company has made reduction in the call prices for its customers.
He said that Mobitel is targeting 4.5 million customers in the second quarter of the year 2007.
Al-Barak indicated that Mobitel plans to extend its network to more 70 cities and towns and around 4,300 kilometers of major roads in Sudan, toward making the cell phone service available to around 80% of the population in Sudan.
The Kuwaiti Mobile Communication Company has utilized 300 million euros, since its purchasing of Mobitel Company in February 2006, for enhancing its communication services and introduction of modern technology in Sudan.
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