Details Of MTN South Africa

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License awarded 1993. MTN is a South African cellular network operator and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the umbrella of the M-Cell Group. Launched in 1994, MTN now has close on five million subscribers. MTN's GSM network is one of the largest in the world. It has approximately 4000 sites covering 19 200km of road, 900 000km2 of land and providing access to 94.5% of South Africa's population. MTN owns service provider M-Tel and has interests in I-Talk Cellular, Leaf Wireless and New Bucks Holdings.

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