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LPTIC meets with Telecoms Manufacturers

By on 15th December 2015 in Communications, Industry & Trade

The Libya Herald reports that the Libyan Post and Telecommunications Information Technology Company (LPTIC) has held a series of meetings in Malta with representatives of major telecom and IT companies. LPTIC is the state-owned holding company controlling all its major telecoms companies such as Al-Madar mobile, Libyana mobile and internet service provider LTT. The company […]

LPTIC Secures Key African Investments

By on 25th August 2015 in Communications

The Libyan Post Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC) has announced the strategic consolidation of several Libyan owned shareholdings in mobile and fixed-line network operating companies in sub-Saharan Africa. According to a statement from the company, this restructuring will enable LPTIC, which through its subsidiaries has over 15,000 employees, to safeguard and stabilise important African […]

Etisalat Academy Training Centre in Libya

By on 22nd March 2014 in Education & Training, Employment

Etisalat Academy, the largest single-source provider of training and development solutions in the Middle East, has signed an agreement with Libyan Post Telecommunications Information Company for the establishment of a training academy in Libya. The MoU was signed by Ali Al Sharid, the CEO of Etisalat Services Holding and Dr Faisel Gergab, the chairman of […]

Italian Firm Wins Broadband Contract

By on 18th November 2013 in Communications

Libya Herald reports that the Libyan International Telecommunications Company (LITIC) has awarded a €2.9-million contract to help improve Libya’s international broadband connectivity. The contract was won by a joint venture between Milan-based technology company Sirti and the Libya Post, Telecommunications and Informational Technology Company (LPTIC), and is part of a project to increase Libya’s bandwidth […]

Mobile Operator Libyana to be Floated

By on 18th September 2013 in Communications, Investment

Libya plans to list one of its two state-owned mobile phone operators on the stock exchange next year. Reuters reports that Libyana, with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion and a 70 percent market share, could be floated on the Tripoli stock exchange in the second quarter of 2014. The company is currently owned […]

Alcatel Wins LITC Switching Contract

By on 10th May 2013 in Communications

Libya Herald reports that the Libyan International Telecommunications Company (LITC) has signed a contract with French manufacturer Alcatel for the installation of new switches for international calls to cover the Benghazi-Derna region. LITC -- a subsidiary of the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Holding Company (LPTIC) -- is the main international wholesale provider for […]

Libya "Halts Telco Tender"

By on 18th March 2013 in Communications, Tenders

The chief executive of Etisalat, Ahmad Julfar [Ahmad AbdulKarim Julfar] (pictured), has told reporters that Libya has put on hold a tender to manage the country’s monopoly telecoms operator, the state-owned Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Co. (LIPTIC). He said the United Arab Emirates-based company is keen on winning the contract to run LIPTIC, […]

LTT Denies Sabotaging Facebook

By on 3rd December 2012 in Communications

Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) has denied that recent interruptions to the Facebook service were caused by LTT, or were in any way an attempt to control free speech. According to a report from Libya Herald, rumours quickly spread on Wednesday evening when the serice stopped working in large parts of Libya; Facebook is arguably […]