Senegal

22 Mar 2013 Sudatel plots mass exodus; African subsidiaries up for grabs
11 Mar 2013 President Macky Sall hints at fourth mobile licence award
13 Feb 2013 Sonatel points to regional dominance as FY2012 profit climbs
8 Feb 2013 Orange CEO warns Senegal: tax regime could harm investment
5 Feb 2013 Dakar rallies to news of ACE arrival
2 Jan 2013 Sonatel to trial HSPA
4 Dec 2012 US investigators arrive in Senegal to resolve Sudatel mobile licence dispute
3 Dec 2012 Google Africa official bemoans ‘lack of status’ as reason for weak ISP investment in Senegal
21 Nov 2012 MIC pays XOF50 billion to extend Tigo Senegal’s licence
12 Oct 2012 MIC finally draws a line under Senegal licence dispute
10 Oct 2012 ARTP: Senegal mobile base topped 10.7m users in mid-2012
29 Aug 2012 MIC ends Senegal dispute
25 Jul 2012 Sonatel reports 15% rise in 1H net profit to USD160m
20 Jun 2012 ARTP publishes Sonatel interconnection rates for 2011/12
7 Feb 2012 Sonatel 2011 net income drops 16% as tax exemption changes bite
2 Feb 2012 Orange Senegal unveils 3G-based mobile TV service
21 Oct 2011 President to push through 35% state ownership law for telcos?
10 Oct 2011 Senegalese incumbent to switch on ACE link in 1H12
3 Oct 2011 Sonatel mulls second listing to improve liquidity
8 Sep 2011 Sonatel official says controversial tax will cut revenues by 10%
16 Aug 2011 President repeats threat to renationalise PTO
12 Aug 2011 Sonatel profits slip as tax holiday ends
4 Apr 2011 Senegal mobile base tops 8.34m at end-2010
1 Mar 2011 Sonatel sees fall in net profits in 2010 as competitors muscle in
24 Nov 2010 President wades in to resolve tax on calls dispute
14 Jun 2010 Sudatel plan to double Senegalese market share
3 Jun 2010 Globacom awarded fourth mobile licence in Senegal, paper says
26 May 2010 Orange accelerates deployment of Orange Money
17 Mar 2010 Former ARTP boss held for possible embezzlement of licence funds
4 Dec 2009 ACE cable adds six additional members
1 Sep 2009 Senegal mobile base tops 6.283m by end-June
5 May 2009 FT’s planned acquisition of Sonatel shares abandoned
9 Apr 2009 FT raises Sonatel stake to 52.2%
14 Jan 2009 Sudatel launches Senegal’s third mobile network
12 Nov 2008 Senegalese mobile base tops five million users; Tigo fights for licence
31 Oct 2008 Senegal government to revoke Sentel GSM’s licence
21 Aug 2008 Orange Senegal tests HSDPA in Dakar
11 Jul 2008 Senegal reports 4.135m mobile users; fixed lines continue to decline
30 Apr 2008 Gambia gets bandwidth boost from Senegal MoU
28 Feb 2008 Senegal mobile base tops 4.1 million-mark in 2007; fixed line users down
14 Dec 2007 Sonatel selects Ascade to improve global interconnect business
13 Dec 2007 Mobile users reach 3.434 million by end-September, fixed lines drop
19 Nov 2007 Sudatel to expand in Africa despite US sanctions
14 Nov 2007 Sonatel signs contract with Ascade
10 Sep 2007 Sudatel awarded Senegal licence
3 Sep 2007 Orange Senegal fined USD6.7m for poor service
20 Aug 2007 Senegal invites bids for third mobile licence
15 Mar 2007 FT’s Senegalese unit Sonatel snaps up West African mobile licences
7 Dec 2006 GETESA, Sonatel Mobiles and Ikatel adopt Orange brand
19 Oct 2006 Cellicium implements Sonatel Mobiles’ USSD browsing solution
9 Oct 2006 Internet bandwidth doubles in less than two years
7 Aug 2006 Senegal to license third mobile operator
11 Jul 2006 Sonatel Launches IP-TV
2 May 2006 Celtel targets USD500 million entry in Angola, Senegal and Ghana
20 Mar 2006 Tigo driving Senegalese mobile market
8 Feb 2006 Alizé and Tigo launch GPRS pilots
12 May 2004 Sonatel to expand fixed wireless access for rural areas