Tunisie Telecom is the incumbent telecom operator in

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. Tunisie Telecom has more than 6 million subscribers in the fixed and mobile telephony, in Tunisia and abroad.

History

Tunisie Telecom has an important role in improving the rate of internet penetration in Tunisia, which allowed it to have 140,000 subscribers at the end of April 2008. In 2009,

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Marine Networks delivered the

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system for Tunisie Telecom across the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. Tunisie Telecom became a European telecoms operator with its 60% share purchase of the

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, made the highest bid among potential buyers for Mauritanian telecom operator Mattel, a subsidiary of Tunisie Telecom. His proposal would be around 100 million euros (DTH 326,106,511.50).

References

External links

Official website
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