Английская Википедия:Alfa (Lebanon)

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Alfa (Arabic: الفا), or Alfa Telecommunications, is a state-owned[1] Lebanese telecom company, founded in 1994,[2] and the only operating GSM networks in Lebanon other than Touch. Previously managed by Orascom TMT, its management had been transferred to the Telecommunications Ministry in 2020.[3][4]

History

Alfa is the network name for the Mobile Interim Company 1 (MIC1), founded in 1994[2] under the name of Cellis, managed by France Telecom.

In 2004, the Lebanese government signed a management contract with FAL-DETE to operate the MIC1 network for four years. FAL-DETE renamed the Cellis network as Alfa.

In 2009 Orascom took over management of MIC1.[4][5]

In March 2010, Marwan Hayek became the CEO of Alfa.[6] In October 2011, Alfa launched Lebanon's first 3G+ technology, and subsequently was also the first operator in Lebanon to introduce 4G-LTE and 4G+ LTE-A technologies.

In 2014, Alfa was reported to have 1.8 million subscribers.[7]

Following the decision by the Lebanese Government to transfer the operations of telecom company to the government. Orascom Telecom and Alfa CEO Marwan Hayek announced on 8 September 2020 the completion of transfer of MIC 1 to the Lebanese government, with the majority of the employees signing a new agreement directly with the government on 8 and 9 September.[8]

Shortly after, caretaker telecommunications minister Talal Hawat announced a new board of director with Jad Nassif as chairman.[9]

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