Alfa (Lebanon)
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Alfa is one of the two operating GSM networks in Lebanon
, side by side with MTC Touch
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MIC 1 is the company that manages the alfa network on behalf of the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) in the Republic Of Lebanon (RoL).
alfa is the brand name of the network owned by MIC1 S.A.L. As of February 2009, alfa has been managed by Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH).
Alfa recently introduced the blackberry service that allows the blackberry user to have unlimited access to the internet. Alfa offers 3 packages for users: active, classic, and business, each with its own facilities that all of the user's demands. The Alfa active prices are 0.36 $ for every minute of local calls and 0.09 $ for every local message and 0.18 $ for every international message. As of 2011, Alfa and mtc touch
, the two mobile operators in Lebanon, charge to customers among the highest rates in the world.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, side by side with MTC Touch
Mtc touch
mtc touch, formerly known as LibanCell, is one of the two operating GSM networks in Lebanon, the other being Alfa. In 2004, the Mobile Telecommunications Company, MTC was awarded the contract effective June 1, with the Lebanese government to run and develop further a national GSM network covering...
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Overview
Mobile Interim Company 1 (MIC1)MIC 1 is the company that manages the alfa network on behalf of the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) in the Republic Of Lebanon (RoL).
alfa is the brand name of the network owned by MIC1 S.A.L. As of February 2009, alfa has been managed by Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH).
Alfa recently introduced the blackberry service that allows the blackberry user to have unlimited access to the internet. Alfa offers 3 packages for users: active, classic, and business, each with its own facilities that all of the user's demands. The Alfa active prices are 0.36 $ for every minute of local calls and 0.09 $ for every local message and 0.18 $ for every international message. As of 2011, Alfa and mtc touch
Mtc touch
mtc touch, formerly known as LibanCell, is one of the two operating GSM networks in Lebanon, the other being Alfa. In 2004, the Mobile Telecommunications Company, MTC was awarded the contract effective June 1, with the Lebanese government to run and develop further a national GSM network covering...
, the two mobile operators in Lebanon, charge to customers among the highest rates in the world.
See also
- Orascom Telecom HoldingOrascom Telecom HoldingOrascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
- MTC TouchMtc touchmtc touch, formerly known as LibanCell, is one of the two operating GSM networks in Lebanon, the other being Alfa. In 2004, the Mobile Telecommunications Company, MTC was awarded the contract effective June 1, with the Lebanese government to run and develop further a national GSM network covering...
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