Libyana
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Libyana was a Libya
n mobile phone company established in 2004. It was one of two mobile phone operators owned by the General Posts and Telecommunications Company (GPTC).
Muhammad Gaddafi, the eldest son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
, was the chairman. Libyana entered the Libyan market with low-cost services to compete with the existing Almadar Mobile Provider, which was also later bought by GPTC.
As part of the 2011 Libyan civil war
, part of the Libyana network has been disconnected to create a rebel owned cell network, called Free Libyana
.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
n mobile phone company established in 2004. It was one of two mobile phone operators owned by the General Posts and Telecommunications Company (GPTC).
Muhammad Gaddafi, the eldest son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...
, was the chairman. Libyana entered the Libyan market with low-cost services to compete with the existing Almadar Mobile Provider, which was also later bought by GPTC.
As part of the 2011 Libyan civil war
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
, part of the Libyana network has been disconnected to create a rebel owned cell network, called Free Libyana
Free Libyana
Free Libyana or Libyana Al Hura is a mobile telephone network in Eastern Libya. It was created during the 2011 Libyan civil war by disconnecting part of the Libyana mobile phone network from its central control in Tripoli and placing it under new control as an independent network.-External links:*...
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