Telcom is a telecommunications network operator

Telephone company

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 in Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

. It is the first major privately-owned company providing telecommunication

Telecommunication

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s services to Somali cities.

Overview

Telcom is headquartered in Bakaara Market

Bakaara Market

The Bakaara Market is an open market in Mogadishu, Somalia, and the largest in the nation. The name Bakaaraha derives from the Somali word for grain silo or storage, baqaar.The market was created in late 1972 during the reign of Mohamed Siad Barre...

, Mogadishu

Mogadishu

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, and has representative offices in Dubai

Dubai

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, UAE and in London

London

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, UK

United Kingdom

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, where accounting, international relations

International relations

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 and carrier

Mobile network operator

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 services are handled. The company has 750 employees.

The company President and CEO

Chief executive officer

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 is Mohammed A. Sheikh. The CTO

Chief technical officer

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 is Eng. Hassan Ibrahim Mursal.

See also

• Golis Telecom Somalia
  Golis Telecom Somalia
  Golis Telecom Somalia is the largest telecommunications operator in northeastern Somalia. Founded in 2002 with the objective of supplying the country with GSM mobile services, fixed line and internet services, it has an extensive network that covers all the major cities and more than 40 districts...
  
  
• Hormuud Telecom
  Hormuud Telecom
  Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc. is a privately held telecommunications company established in April 2002 in Somalia. It has its headquarters in Mogadishu.-Overview:More than 600 Somali investors have shares in Hormuud Telecom...
  
  
• NationLink Telecom
  NationLink Telecom
  -Overview:NationLink Telecom was founded in September 1997 by Abdirizak Ido, a Somali Businessman who is currently President of the company based in East Africa. The company is one of the leading telecommunications service providers in Somalia and offers its services throughout the...
  
  
• Somali Telecom Group
  Somali Telecom Group
  Somali Telecom Group is a telecommunications company based in Somalia. It was founded in 1993 in Rockville, Maryland, in the USA, by Abdirazak I. Osman, Edmund L. Resor, Abdiaziz Ismail Dualeh and Luis F. George. According to the company's website's front page, it is Somalia's "first telecom...
  
  
• Netco (Somalia)
• Somafone
  Somafone
  Somafone Telecommunications Service Company is Somalia's leading telecommunications company. It was formed in 2003 as a fully owned subsidiary of Somafone FZ LLC of the Dubai Internet City. The firm's head offices are located in Mogadishu.-See also:*Golis Telecom Somalia*Hormuud...
  
  

External links

• Telcom official site