Optimum Telecom

Djezzy

Type	SPA
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	11 July 2001
Headquarters	Algiers, Algeria
Owner	Algerian state 51% VimpelCom 49%
Number of employees	3500
Subsidiaries	LaCom Allô OTA!
Slogan	Welcome to tomorrow
Website	www.djezzy.com

Optimum Telecom Algeria is Algeria's principal mobile network operator, with a market share of 65% (over 16.49 million subscribers as of Nov 2011) and a network covering 90% of the population (48 wilayas). Djezzy was a subsidiary of the Egyptian company Global Telecom Holding. In 2014 the Algerian state bought 51% of it. It acquired Algeria's second GSM license on 11 July 2001, with a bid of $737 million, and was officially launched on February 15, 2002. It has two competitors: the government-owned Algeria Mobile Network and the privately owned Ooredoo Algeria.

External links

• "Official site"
• "Alcatel & Orascom"
• "Bloomberg Profile"