Monaco Telecom
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| Société Anonyme Monégasque (SAM) | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Office Monégasque des Téléphones |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Monaco |
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Key people
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Etienne Franzi (Chairman of the Board) Martin Péronnet (CEO) |
| Revenue | 149.9 million euros (2015) |
| 52.1 million euros (2015) | |
| Owner | Xavier Niel |
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Number of employees
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226 |
| Website | www.monaco-telecom.mc |
Monaco Telecom is the main telecommunications provider in the Principality of Monaco. The company was founded in 1997 following a decision by the government of Monaco to privatize the state-owned Office Monégasque des Téléphones.
Monaco Telecom offers Monegasque residents and companies the entire range of products and services expected of a major telecommunications company. Through a concession agreement with Principality, the company holds the monopoly for fixed-line telephone services, internet access and television services in Monaco. On the other hand, the mobile telephony market is entirely open to competition. Monaco Telecom owns and operates 5 sales outlets in Monaco.
Monaco Telecom has pursued its international development by partnering with other industry players:
In Afghanistan, which is currently undergoing massive reconstruction, Monaco Telecom also offers a range of complementary telecommunications services, including ISP data networks, leased lines, call centres, and emergency numbers. Monaco Telecom also has an office in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
The first in-flight tests, on a commercial flight, were conducted in December 2007. By the end of 2011, the OnAir system was available in about a hundred aircraft operated by about fifteen companies. In June 2010, Monaco Telecom and OnAir broadened their range of services to include a new offer OnMarine extending the maritime communications network.
Today, the mobile network covers over 99% of the population, with more than 1.2 million subscribers. In 2012 the Kosovo mobile telephony contract was extended for a further 3 years.
In September of the same year, the Planor/Kome CESSE/Monaco Telecom consortium was awarded Mali's third mobile telephone licence. Monaco Telecom is the technical partner in the consortium, which operates through the Malian company, Alpha Telecom Mali.
Monaco Telecom is a member of Eurecom, an engineering school and communication systems research centre based in Sophia Antipolis, France.
55% of Monaco Telecom is owned by Xavier Niel, 45% by Société Nationale de Financement -which is wholly owned by the Monegasque government.
For several years Monaco Telecom has spearheaded initiatives to measure electromagnetic field intensities to reassure the public that its installations do not pose a health risk.
As of November 2010, electromagnetic wave emissions are regulated under Monegasque legislation, itself inspired by the most stringent regulations in the industry, i.e., an electric-field intensity threshold of 6 Volts/metre for radio antenna, television, walkie-talkie, and WiFi emissions, and 4 Volts/metre for mobile-telephone relay antennas.
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