Introducing telecommunications competition through a wireless license : lessons from Morocco (English)

In August 1999 the Moroccan government awarded a second mobile telecommunications license through international tender. All bidders made commitments on quality, coverage, and tariffs that would significantly expand and improve telecommunications services. The winning bidder, Medi Telecom, paid about US$1.1 billion for the fifteen-year license to operate under relatively unfettered competition-one of the highest prices ever paid for a mobile license...

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Wellenius,Björn;

Rossotto,Maria Carlo;
Document Date
1999/11/30
Document Type
Viewpoint
Report Number
19930
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Morocco,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/01/04
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Introducing telecommunications competition through a wireless license : lessons from Morocco
Keywords
legal and regulatory framework

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Wellenius,Björn; Rossotto,Maria Carlo.

Introducing telecommunications competition through a wireless license : lessons from Morocco (English). Public policy for the private sector|note no. 199 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732191468758119342

Introducing telecommunications competition through a wireless license : lessons from Morocco (English)

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