The auction will be held under the high patronage of Telecommunications' Minister, Engineer Gebran Bassil, and upon his request, and will take place in "Dubai Hall" at the Metropolitan Hotel, at 9 pm.
To participate in the auction, one has to visit Alfa's headquarters at Furn El Chebbak, Beirut in order to submit the registration fees (VAT included) starting the 27th of August 2009, up until the 3rd of September 2009, from 8 am until 2 pm and on the 3rd of September at Metropolitan Hotel from 8 am until 9 pm just right before the bidding operation starts.
It's worth mentioning that Alfa has been managed by "Orascom Telecom Holding" (OTH) since February 2009. Orascom Telecom is the leading mobile operator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Orascom Telecom counts over 80 million subscribers.
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Alfa holds the second public auction on mobile 'Platinum' numbers in Lebanon
- Lebanon: Sunday, August 30 - 2009 at 11:56
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Alfa, the mobile operator managed by Orascom Telecom, will be organizing its second public auction on 25 new platinum mobile numbers on Thursday 3rd of September, 2009.
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About AlfaAlfa is the brand name of one of the two Lebanese mobile networks owned by the Republic of Lebanon. Alfa is managed by Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) since February 1, 2009.
Alfa capitalizes on its expertise in the telecom field in order to deliver a global and professional solution for the GSM sector in Lebanon. Its main target is to reach one million subscribers by end of 2009.
About Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in high growth markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 498 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 48% as of March 31st, 2009.
Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria ("OTA"), Pakistan ("Mobilink"), Egypt ("Mobinil"), Tunisia ("Tunisiana"), Bangladesh ("banglalink"), and North Korea ("Koryolink"). OTH has an indirect equity ownership in Globalive Wireless which has been granted a spectrum license in Canada.
OTH was also awarded the management contract of one of the two Lebanese mobile Telecommunications operators ("Alfa") from the government of the Republic of Lebanon.
Through its subsidiary Telecel Globe, OTH also operates in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Orascom Telecom had over 80 million subscribers as of March 31st, 2009.
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