Tunisie Telecom

Tunisie Telecom
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded17 April 1995 (1995-04-17)[1]
Headquarters
Tunis
,
Tunisia
Number of locations
2
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFixed line and mobile telephony, Internet services,
OwnerTunisian State (65%), Dubai Holding (via TECOM-DIG) (35%)
Number of employees
6,400[2]
Websitewww.tunisietelecom.tn

Tunisie Telecom is the incumbent telecom operator in Tunisia. Tunisie Telecom has more than 6 million subscribers in the fixed and mobile telephony, in Tunisia and abroad.

History

Tunisie Telecom has an important role in improving the rate of internet penetration in Tunisia, which allowed it to have 140,000 subscribers at the end of April 2008.[3]

In 2009, Huawei Marine Networks delivered the HANNIBAL submarine communications cable system for Tunisie Telecom across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.[4]: 310 

In September 2012, CEO Ali Ghodhbani retired and was succeeded by Mokhtar Mnakri, former CEO of Alcatel's subsidiary.[5]

In 2014, Salah Jarraya was appointed CEO, succeeding Mnakri whose term had come to an end.[6]

Following these social movements and strikes, Salah Jarraya resigned on July 2, 2015.[7] In August 2015, Nizar Bouguila was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[8]

Tunisie Telecom became a European telecoms operator with its 60% share purchase of the Maltese telecommunications company GO from the Emirati EIT for €200 million in June 2016.[9]

Nizar Bouguila was replaced on September 19, 2017, by Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem.[10][11]

On November 7, 2017, Tunisie Télécom signed a five-year contract with the Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Transformation of Tunisia to provide high-speed telecommunications services covering white zones.[12]

Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem was replaced on April 14, 2020, by Samir Saïed following his entry into the government.[13] On October 12, 2021, the board of directors decided to appoint Syrine Tlili as interim head of the company following Saïed’s appointment to the government.[14]

In December 2021, the Malagasy group Axian, led by Hassanein Hiridjee, made the highest bid among potential buyers for Mauritanian telecom operator Mattel, a subsidiary of Tunisie Telecom. His proposal would be around 100 million euros (DTH 326,106,511.50).[15]

On April 7, 2022, the company’s Chief Technical Officer, Lassâad Ben Dhiab, was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[16]

Activities

In 2010, Tunisie Telecom launched, in collaboration with the Tunisian Post, the remote mobile payment service MobiDinar.[17]

In November 2014, Tunisie Telecom partnered with the Khechine Group to offer telecom benefits in exchange for advantages on the group's tourism services.[18]

References

  1. ^ (in French)[1]
  2. ^ (in French)[2]
  3. ^ "Tunisie Telecom - Particulier".
  4. ^ Shinn, David H.; Eisenman, Joshua (2023). China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-21001-0.
  5. ^ "Mokhtar Mnakri PDG de Tunisie Telecom". leaders. September 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Salah Jarraya nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". directinfo. September 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "La démission de Mohammed Salah Jerraya de son poste de Pdg de Tunisie Telecom est acceptée". agence ecofin. July 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Nizar Bouguila nouveau PDG de Tunisie Telecom". tustex. August 20, 2015.
  9. ^ Fehri, Noonan (27 July 2016). "Financing market "Go Malta" not taken from state public finances (Noonan Fehri)".
  10. ^ "Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem nommé PDG de Tunisie Telecom". kapitalis. September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem nouveau P-DG de Tunisie Telecom". l'economiste maghrebin. October 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tunisie Telecom assurera la couverture des zones blanches". business news. November 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Samir Saïed nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". kapitalis. April 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Syrine Tlili dirigera provisoirement Tunisie Telecom". leaders. October 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "ÉCONOMIE Mauritanie : Tunisie Télécom va-t-il vendre Mattel au profit d'Axian ?". 23 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Lassâad Ben Dhiab désigné comme nouveau PDG de Tunisie Télécom". kapitalis. April 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Tunisie Telecom lance le payement en mobilité avec MOBI-DINAR". business news. May 13, 2010.
  18. ^ "Le Groupe Khechine et Tunisie Telecom signent un partenariat commercial global". business news. November 6, 2014.


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