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Article: Mauritius--small but vibrant market: over the last two years, telecommunications in Mauritius have been marked by unprecedented change since the liberalisation of domestic and international telephone services. with 98% telephone penetration already reached, there might not appear to be much scope to develop locally, but operators are finding new ways and means to achieve growth. Nasseem Ackbarally reports from Port-Louis.(Telecoms in Africa)
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- African Business
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- May 1, 2008
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Until the end of 2002, the incumbent monopoly, Mauritius Telecom, provided all national and international telecommunications services on the island of Mauritius. Today, with two fixed-line, three mobile and several international operators, the entire environment has evolved.
However, just providing local telephone services is no longer a viable business model, so operators are offering new services to the 1.2m population and integrating their business more fully within the region.
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Mauritius Telecom (MT) was incorporated in 1992 with the merger of the national and international telecommunications entities. The government of Mauritius, the ...