Telecel Globe - An Orascom Telecom Company Information

Telecel Globe is a majority owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom established with the objective to become a leading international telecommunications company operating mobile and broadband networks in small and medium size emerging markets exhibiting serious growth potential. Telecel Globe is an entrepreneurial company, taking advantage of emerging market opportunities while minimizing risk by implementing the highest international standards for accounting, sophisticated MIS, transparency and governance. The company is also committed to the pursuit of ethical, socially responsible practices ensuring sustainable development. The Telecel Globe Foundation has been set up to help foster and promote these practices. Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in six high growth markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 450 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 41% as of 2008. It operates GSM networks in Algeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Tunisia, Bangladesh, and in 2008 acquired a license to operate mobile services in North Korea.