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 Papua New Guinea - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
Although PNG has a relatively advanced telecom network compared with other developing nations, teledensity as well as mobile and Internet penetration remains very low. Telecoms infrastructure is limited to the major urban centres of Port Moresby, Lae and Mt Hagen leaving rural areas very poorly served. Privatisation of Telikom began in 2001 and in July 2004 an agreement was reached to sell a majority stake to South Africa-based Econet Wireless. However, in December 2004 government rejected the bid from Econet Wireless and said it would re-examine its options during 2006. In September 2005 Telikom signed an agreement with NewSat to supply satellite communication services through a range of co-branded services including high-speed Internet, web browsing, data transfer, video streaming and multicasting. In August 2006 Telikom PNG, Telstra and Telecom NZ finalised a plan to recycle a section of the old PacRimWest cable connecting Australia to Guam as a new link connecting Port Moresby and Sydney.
Last Update: 14 Nov 2006 Number of Pages: 17
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