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 Lesotho - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
Telecommunications in this small Southern African country has undergone gradual transformation from a state-owned monopoly to a privatised, privately majority-owned national operator, with competition in the mobile sub-sector since 2002. Mobile penetration exceeded 12% in September 2005 compared with a fixed-line teledensity and Internet penetration of just over 2%, even though Internet usage more than doubled in 2004. The use of wireless WLL technology has led to an accelerated increase of teledensity, which in turn will foster further growth in Internet penetration. After the end of Telecom Lesotho's exclusivity period in February 2006, more competition may be introduced in several market segments. Investment opportunities also exist in the stake currently being sold by one of Telecom Lesotho's strategic partners and an international submarine cable project.
Last Update: 6 Dec 2006 Number of Pages: 14
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