Afghan Telecom

Afghan Telecom
افغان تلی کام
Company typeGovernmental
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2005
Headquarters
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
Services
WebsiteAfghan Telecom

Afghan Telecom (AfTel) is a telecom company offering fixed line, wireless voice and data services under a 25-year license in Afghanistan. The company was government owned and operated but was later purchased by Azizi Bank. In 2005, the Afghan Ministry of Communications spun it off into a private entity, while retaining oversight and control.[1]

AfTel has roughly 200,000 employees in 34 provincial capitals and 254 district centers and villages. It offers traditional wire-line telephones and internet access in the major cities, a third generation GSM-based wireless local loop telephony, a 4G LTE and fiber-based internet services, based on switching, wireless access and satellite equipment.[citation needed]

Afghan Telecom is a beneficiary of a USD $500 million World Bank grant to help government increase telecommunications network connectivity in Afghanistan.[2]

In March 2018, Khyber Khan was appointed as director general and CEO[1] and in June 2018 Mohammad Waris Fazli was appointed as Chief Information Officer to lead the ICT direction of the company.

Seeking to grow its five percent market share, Afghan Telecom acquired access to 60 to 70 mobile towers owned by Etisalat.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Minister of MCIT introduces Ajmal Ayan as the Director of Afghan Telecom Company", Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). 10 March 2018". Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "WB Oks $50m for Telecom Sector". Outlook Afghanistan. April 30, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Sharma, Alkesh. "Afghan Telecom relying on Etisalat to grow market share". The National. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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