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ARPT reveals Algrie Tlcom was top bidder in licensing process, followed by its two main rivals.
Algeria’s telecoms regulator on Monday named the country’s three main mobile operators as the provisional winners of its three available 4G licences.
The Authorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications (ARPT) last month revealed that Algérie Télécom Mobile, or Mobilis; Wataniya Télécom Algérie, which adopted the Ooredoo brand a couple of years ago; and Optimum Télécom Algerie, which operates as Djezzy, had all submitted applications.
It has since evaluated their bids, from both a technical and financial point of view, and revealed that Algérie Télécom’s offer comes out on top.
Djezzy is classed in second place, followed by Ooredoo in third, the regulator said.
"The three operators are declared provisional winners of a licence to establish and operate public fourth-generation mobile networks and to provide services to the public," the ARPT said, in a statement.
It will publish full results of the licence allocation process at a later date.
