Sales of telecommunication sector in Morocco tripled

The sales volume of the telecommunications sector has increased three folds between 1998 and 2004, and it currently represents 5pc of the GDP, said Abdeslam Ahizoune CEO of Maroc Telecom.

The development of telecommunications in Morocco is the result of multiple reforms ushered in the sector, he said here Tuesday, at a conference themed "Maroc Telecom: a national champion."

Maroc Telecom, he said, is the "first operator in the Maghreb and second in Africa. "It is the first investor in Morocco with 3 billion Dhs per year (around $333 millions)," Ahizoune noted, saying the telephone operator provides services to 7 million customers.

Maroc Telecom, which is a main shareholder in Mauritel (Mauritania), intends to explore the European market given the presence of a large Moroccan community that has specific needs in telecommunications, he went on.

He added that the operator contributes to job generation and that Morocco hosts at present half outsourced call centers of France that have created 10,000 jobs.