MOOV -Mauritel Profile
“With more than 60% of the market share, Mauritel continues to lead the telecom sector”
MOOV- Mauritel is the leading telecom company in Mauritania providing mobile, fixed and internet services. It has by far the most extensive network coverage in the national territory allowing more than 90% of the Mauritanian population to have access to modern services in Mobile, Fixed and Internet technologies
Its market share keeps stable at 60% with steady growth over the past decade. That share rises to almost 100 in fixed line subscribers.
According to the available data of MOOV Mauritel, its consolidated turnover grew by 8.4% in 2010 to 38,798 million. The mobile fleet experienced an increase of 17.4% going from 1,342,401 subscribers to 1,576,016 subscribers, the fixed base remained almost constant from 2009 to 2010, being between 40,500 and 40,900, despite the disaffection in favor of the mobile and the Internet fleet grew by 3.3%, going from 6,412 customers in 2009 to 6,624 in 2010.
The Mauritanian Telecommunications Company (MAURITEL) was created in 1999 with the division of the Post and Telecommunications Office (OPT) into two national companies. In 2001 Itissalat Al Maghreb, Morocco’s telephone company, bought 54 percent of Mauritel to enable a strategic and technical partnership ahead of the planned privatisation of the state-owned telecommunications utility, It ceded a three-percent stake to the company’s workers which left the company shareholders distribution as follows:Mauritanian state:
46%; CMC (Strategic Partner and Mauritanian Private): 51% SOCIPAM (Mauritel staff):
3%
Since its inception in the market, the Moroccan partner company and the Mauritanian State have been constantly working to modernise and increase the capacity of telecommunications infrastructure in Mauritania.
Mauritel has introduced the Quality Management System (QMS) into its management mode and has successfully passed the ISO 9001 certification audit.
One of the leading corporate citizen
Moov - Mauritel is one of the leading contributors to the growth of culture and sports in Mauritania creating direct and indirect jobs and playing a fundamental role in fighting against poverty and towards the economic development of the country.
As a corporate citizen, Mauritel also contributes to humanitarian actions lead by ministerial departments, charities or non-governmental organisations.
Contact Details:
MOOV-MAURITEL– 563, Avenue du Roi Fayçal, BP 7000 Nouakchott, Mauritanie
Tel : +222 45 25 76 00
Fax : +222 45 25 17 00
E-mail : webmaster@eljawal.mr
http://www.mauritel.mr
