In the Nineties, Morocco clearly opted for an economic development model based on the liberal logic particularly in dealing with telecommunications. This has deeply shaped the telecommunications landscape and resulted in an exceptional takeoff of the sector (home and mobile phones). This vertiginous growth was reinforced with the coming of a second mobile phone operator.

 - (home and mobile phones): 9.337.000 subscribers

- Market share: Maroc Telecom (67,5%) Meditelecom (32,5%

- Mobile telephone penetration rate in Morocco: 31,23%

Sales turnover of the Telecom sector in 2003: 19 billion DH (4,53 % of the Morocco’s GDP.

Internet: 103 000 accesses

 A new home license was granted in 2005 to the private operator Meditelecom, while waiting for the attribution of a new licence to a forthcoming purchaser. This is part of broad action aiming at reinforcing mobile telephony.

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