Type SPA Subsidiaries LaCom Allô OTA! CEO Tom Gutjahr (1 Jul 2016–) Founded 11 July 2001 Motto Welcome to tomorrow | Industry Telecommunications Website www.djezzy.com Headquarters Algiers, Algeria Number of employees 3,500 Parent organization Global Telecom Holding | |
 | ||
Owner Algerian state 51% VimpelCom 49% Profiles | ||
Optimum Telecom Algeria is Algeria's principal mobile network operator, with a market share of 65% (over 16.49 million subscribers as of Nov 2011) and a network covering 90% of the population (48 wilayas). Djezzy was a subsidiary of the Egyptian company Global Telecom Holding. In 2014 the Algerian state bought 51% of it. It acquired Algeria's second GSM license on 11 July 2001, with a bid of $737 million, and was officially launched on February 15, 2002. It has two competitors: the government-owned Algeria Mobile Network and the privately owned Ooredoo Algeria.
References
Djezzy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA