Libyana telecommunication company launched in Libya

"Engineer Mohmmed Muammar al-Gadhafi, Secretary of the General People's Committee for Posts and Telecommunications announced that sales of Libyana mobile company will begin as of today through five centers, three in Tripoli city, a center in Benghazi and another in Sebha," Jana reported yesterday.

The report added "He also declared the fulfillment of the promise made by the company 9 months ago, that the subscription card as declared before will cost 91 dinars."

The report added "He pointed out that the first coverage will include the three cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, and Sebha inhabited by 50% of the population of Great Jamahiriya. Installation, improving and increasing coverage is continuing until all Great Jamahiriya is covered, he added."

The report added "in his address, at the new company launching ceremony in Tripoli, Monday night, Eng. Mohammed Muammar al-Gadhafi, explained that Post Public Company made further achievements in the field of communications in Great Jamahiriya, the most important of which optical fibers, extending from east to west linking the whole Libyan coast with big capacities, serving all means of communications, mobile, Internet and ordinary phones and all other kinds of communications. The engineer also pointed out to some other projects under execution, including the project for the improving of communications Madar Mobile Company, as the contract already signed, and the project is under construction."

The report added "Eng. Mohammed Muammar al-Gadhafi also explained that there is another mobile phone project, the 2.5 million mobile lines, which will be signed within ten days, and it will be implemented by the French company Alactal and the Finish Nokia, the project would cover the entire Great Jamahiriya."