Lonestar Cell is a telecommunications company based in
Monrovia,
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
.
The company owns and operates the largest
wireless telecommunications network in Liberia, with 48% of the market share in 2011. Founded in 2000 by
Beirut-based
Investcom
MTN Group Limited, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. , MTN recorded 280 million subscribers, making it the ...
, the company became a subsidiary of the
South African conglomerate
MTN Group following MTN's acquisition of Investcom in 2006. Liberian businessman
Benoni Urey is the Chair of Lonestar Communication Corporation and owns a significant portion of the company through his PLC Investments Group.
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References
Telecommunications companies of Liberia
Telecommunications companies established in 2000
Companies based in Monrovia
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