North Eastern Telecommunications Company (Netco Ltd.) is a

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s company established in 1993 in

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, the commercial capital of

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an autonomous region of

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Overview

Netco is owned by Ismael Haji Abdi, an

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graduate from Wisconsin University,

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, and is part of the

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of companies. It is the largest telecommunications firm in the autonomous

region of Somalia. Netco is a rapidly developing company and has grown massively in the past 15 years, with a current customer-base of over 800,000 individuals.

Services

The company supplies home phones,

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networks and

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s. One of Netco's next targets is to supply

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throughout Puntland, a project which will take place within the next five years.

References

NICI Policy – Somalia – Telecommunications Structure and Policy
Lists telecommunications service providers in Somalia.

– God Bless Bosaaso! (mentions Ismael Abdi Ahmed at Betco) Telecommunications companies of Somalia Bosaso 1993 establishments in Somalia {{telecom-corp-stub

Overview

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