Alfa inaugurates a new POS in Nabatieh

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About Alfa
Alfa is the brand name of the Lebanese mobile network managed by "Orascom Telecom Holding" (OTH) since February 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. Alfa has over one million subscribers.
For more information: www.alfa.com.lb

About Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom is a leading international Telecommunications company operating GSM networks in high growth markets in the Middle East, Africa and south Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 510 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 45% as of June 30th, 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 84 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2009.

Orascom Telecom is traded on the Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchange under the symbol (ORTE.CA, ORAT EY), and on the London Stock Exchange its GDR is traded under the symbol (ORTEq.L, OTLD LI).

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