Niger Telecoms is the
Nigerien
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national
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telephone
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and
telecommunications
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carrier. It was created on 28 September 2016 as a fusion of
SONITEL, which handled
fixed telephony
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, and SahelCom, which controlled
mobile telephony and connections. After
privatisations in 2001, both merged companies had faced financial difficulties, and had been
renationalised by the government for that reason in 2012. Niger Telecoms had capital of 23.5 billion
CFA francs
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upon its formation.
See also
*
Telecommunications in Niger
References
External links
Official website
Companies of Niger
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