Telecom sector heads toward privatization with no clear roadmap

More than two decades after Lebanon first introduced structural reforms for its telecommunications sector, the government is preparing to take a key step.The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) is close to finalizing the terms of reference for a contract to evaluate both the tangible and intangible assets of the Telecommunications Ministry, the public operator Ogero and the two mobile providers, Alfa and Touch.Once completed, the document will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval, paving the way for a call for tenders, in accordance with Public Procurement Law No. 244/2021. More econ from today Financial inclusion: Lebanon remains among worst countries financially The contract — estimated to cost between $1.5 million and $2 million, to be paid by the two mobile operators — aims to compile a comprehensive inventory of physical...