(A small mobile phone shop in Gemmayzeh, on March 28, 2026. (Credit: Ségolène Ragu/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Since Sept. 8, information has circulated on social media and at points of sale that the credit transfer between subscribers of Lebanon’s two mobile operators, Alfa and Touch, would be discontinued. According to field information gathered by L’Orient-Le Jour and online sources, some stores have already begun blocking transactions in anticipation, while others mentioned a halt to dollar transfers between accounts starting in October. The next day, Telecommunications Minister Charles Hajj responded with a statement on his accounts, which was picked up by the press, followed by an official infographic titled “Where does the subscriber’s money go?” Read more Telecom minister announces upcoming deployment of fiber optic network in Saida In it, the minister states that citizens are paying for a service from which a portion of the revenue...
Since Sept. 8, information has circulated on social media and at points of sale that the credit transfer between subscribers of Lebanon’s two mobile operators, Alfa and Touch, would be discontinued. According to field information gathered by L’Orient-Le Jour and online sources, some stores have already begun blocking transactions in anticipation, while others mentioned a halt to dollar transfers between accounts starting in October. The next day, Telecommunications Minister Charles Hajj responded with a statement on his accounts, which was picked up by the press, followed by an official infographic titled “Where does the subscriber’s money go?” Read more Telecom minister announces upcoming deployment of fiber optic network in Saida In it, the minister states that citizens are paying for a service from which a portion of...
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