Maroc Telecom negotiates a €375 million loan from the IFC to support its activities in sub-Saharan Africa

Maroc Telecom is seeking to strengthen the capacities of its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa, while its growth is limited in its domestic market. The company recently invested €150 million in the construction of a new fiber optic submarine cable. The Moroccan telecommunications company Itissalat Al Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) is negotiating financing of 375 million euros with...

Maroc Telecom invests €150 mln in subsea cable to connect African subsidiaries

The demand for broadband connectivity is set to keep growing in Africa over the next few years. To meet this demand, operators are strengthening their infrastructure.  The Moroccan telecommunications group Itissalat Al Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) has invested 150 million euros in the construction of a new fiber optic submarine cable. Called “West Africa”, the infrastructure...

Maroc Telecom challenges a $232.3 million fine from the regulator for abuse of a dominant position

In June 2014, the regulator set the rules for unbundling the telecoms infrastructure of the incumbent operator Maroc Telecom. The latter opposed it, arguing that the infrastructures in question are the fruit of his investments. The telecommunications operator Maroc Telecom (IAM) has just lodged an appeal with the Rabat Court of Appeal, according to the...

Morocco: ANRT fines Maroc Telecom USD238m for failing to comply with competition rules

Maroc Telecom Group (IAM) has been fined MAD2.45 billion (USD238 million) by the National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (Agence Nationale de Reglementation de Telecom, ANRT) for failing to comply with the agency’s fair competition rules. ANRT said the fine is the culmination of an accumulative penalty that it imposed on IAM back in January 2020; ANRT set a fine of MAD4.1 million...

Maroc Telecom reports revenues of MAD36.8bn in 2021

Maroc Telecom (IAM) has published its financial results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2021, reporting a 2.7% decrease in revenues from MAD36.769 billion (USD3.9 billion) to MAD35.790 billion, attributed to an 8.1% drop in mobile revenues generated by the group’s domestic unit, which was partly offset by growth in its Moov Africa international...

Maroc Telecom reports $674 million profit in 2020

Maroc Telecom, Morocco’s largest telecoms operator, on Friday reported an adjusted profit of 6 billion dirhams ($674 million) in 2020, down 0.4%. RABAT: Maroc Telecom, Morocco’s largest telecoms operator, on Friday reported an adjusted profit of 6 billion dirhams ($674 million) in 2020, down 0.4%. Revenue rose to 36.7 billion dirhams, up 0.7%, as an improvement...

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