Oger Telecom provides telecommunications services, fixed-line services, mobile communications and Internet access in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and other regions worldwide. Oger Telecom is a 21st century telecommunications group with a core purpose to enrich communities through the right to communicate.
Oger Telecom's shareholders encompass a rich tradition of wealth creation, credibility and full transparency. From these same traditions and corporate cultures, Oger Telecom is growing in every way. With over 30 million subscribers under management, Oger Telecom is young and full of vim. Oger Telecom is a smart investor, a qualified manager and a community "friend". Our long term strategy coupled with a smart conservative investment plan is both viable and practical.
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• Saudi Oger, through its controlled subsidiary Oger Telecom Ltd. (DIFC, Dubai), won the tender for 55% block sale of Türk Telekom for a total consideration of US$ 6.55 billion, representing the biggest foreign direct investment in the history of Turkey. The share sale agreement was concluded November 14, 2005. Turk Telekom is the market leader in fixed-line telecommunications in Turkey, offering PSTN and ISDN services and a wide range of value-added services to residential and business customers.
Turk Telekom has over 18.7 million access lines and 2.8 million ADSL subscribers, as of 2006YE.
• Avea, in which Turk Telekom holds a 81% shareholding, is the third largest provider of mobile telecommunications services in Turkey with a 14.5% market share as of 2006YE. Avea had approximately 7.5 million mobile customers as of 2006YE.
Saudi Oger considers Turk Telekom and Avea to be key long term, strategic investments through Oger Telecom; as Turk Telekom’s and Avea represent a vital component of Saudi Oger’s expansion strategy in the region and worldwide.
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Oger Telecom manages the third license in South Africa, Cell C Ltd (“Cell C”), and owns 75% indirect ownership of the company.
Cell C was formed by Saudi Oger and CellSAf, its initial indirect 54% and 40% shareholders, to participate in the tender issued by ICASA for a digital GSM 900 and 1800 dual band mobile license in South Africa. Cell C received an operating license in June 2001, followed by a spectrum license in August 2001, each for an initial 15-year term and with an option to renew. In November 2001, Cell C completed the initial implementation of its core network. Cell C also entered into a national roaming agreement with Vodacom that enabled it to route calls over Vodacom's national GSM 900 network. Later that month, Cell C launched full commercial operations. In July 2003, Cell C began rolling out community service telephones, or CSTs, in line with its license obligations.
Cell C offers mobile communications services to pre-paid and post-paid customers in South Africa with 9% market share as of 200YE. Cell C had approximately 3.2m million mobile customers (excluding CSTs) as of 2006YE.