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| {{CompanyInfo| | | {{CompanyInfo| |
− | | logo = | + | | logo = SotelmaLogo.png |
− | | type = | + | | type = Private |
− | | industry = | + | | industry = Telecommunications,Registry |
− | | founded = | + | | founded = 1989 |
| | founders = | | | founders = |
− | | ownership = | + | | ownership = The Moroccan telecommunications group (2008) |
− | | headquarters = | + | | headquarters = Society of Mali's Telecommunications<br> |
− | | country = | + | BP: 740 Bamako, Mali |
− | | businesses = | + | | country = Mali |
| + | | businesses = Malitel |
| | products = | | | products = |
− | | employees = | + | | employees = 1001-5000 |
− | | revenue = | + | | revenue = MAD 17 million (2010),<br> |
− | | website = | + | MAD 112 million (March 2011) |
| + | | website = [http://www.malitel.ml/accueil malitel] |
| | blog = | | | blog = |
− | | facebook = | + | | facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sotelma/109305979087604 Sotelma] |
− | | linkedin = | + | | linkedin = [http://fi.linkedin.com/company/sotelma Sotelma] |
| | twitter = | | | twitter = |
− | | keypeople = | + | | keypeople = [[Aboubacar Cisse]],Technical contact<br> |
| + | [[Noureddine Boumzebra]], Director General<br> |
| + | [[Dioukamady Sissoko]], Secretary General<br> |
| + | [[Sidi Mohamed Naim]], CFO<br> |
| + | [[Sidi Ali Zacour]], Sales Director<br> |
| + | [[Gaoussou Maiga]], Director Infrastructure<br> |
| + | [[Jacques Bertha]], Director Human Resources |
| }} | | }} |
− | [[File:UnderConstruction.png]] | + | '''Sotelma''' is Mali-based telecommunication company. It provides local, international and mobile telephone services as well as internet services.<ref>[http://www.malitel.ml/decouvrir/historique&usg=ALkJrhhZ-pRoXbX9nfkyNjACSOOtRFSi8A malitel]</ref> It is the official [[ICANN]] accredited registrar for [[.ml]] domain names, which began giving away free domains through [[Freenom]] in 2013.<ref name="businesswire">[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130407005038/en/Mali-.ML-Domain-Names-Free Mali Gives Away Its .ML Domain Names for Free], BusinessWire. Published 2013 April 7. Retrieved 2015 September 9.</ref><ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ml.html iana]</ref> As a mobile operator Sotelma is the second largest in the area, [[ikatel]] being the first.<ref>[http://store.businessmonitor.com/article/228894 businessmoniter]</ref> Sotelma has 70,000 GSM subscribers, 60,000 of which are pre-paid.<ref>[http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-170/top-story/mali-special-competi/en balancingact-africa]</ref> |
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| + | The Moroccan telecommunications group bought 51% shares of Sotelma for 275 million euros in 2008.<ref>[http://www.globserver.com/en/press/moroccos-maroc-telecom-acquires-51-stake-malis-sotelma globserver]</ref> |
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− | [[Category:Companies|Sotelma]] | + | == Second-level domains (Closed or Restricted Registration) == |
| + | |
| + | Registrations are at the third level beneath these names: |
| + | * '''.net.ml''': Internet providers |
| + | * '''.org.ml''': Associations (must show registration); international organizations permitted, but must be registered with the local administration |
| + | * '''.edu.ml''': Local schools |
| + | * '''.gov.ml''': Governmental organisations |
| + | * '''.presse.ml'''<ref>[http://www.domaines.presse.ml]Domaines .presse.ml |
| + | </ref>: Local press |
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| + | == Privatization == |
| + | Its privatization started in 2008 by the government of Mali. The shares are divided as: |
| + | * 51% for The Moroccan telecommunications group.<ref>[http://www.cellular-news.com/story/36276.php cellular-news]</ref> |
| + | * 20% retained by the government. |
| + | * 10% for employees. |
| + | * 19% sold by public offer.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/ituweblogs/treg/Mali+Sotelma+To+Be+Privatized.aspx itu]</ref> |
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| + | ==References== |
| + | {{reflist}} |
| + | __NOTOC__ |
| + | [[Category:Telecommunications]] |