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Isolated Mauritian island gets mobile coverage

afrol News - The isolated islands of Agaléga, situated at 1,122 kilometres to the north of Mauritius, is now connected to the world via a new mobile phone network, the government of Mauritius announced today.

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Globacom to service Ghanaian market

afrol News - A top courier company in the world, has been selected by telecoms operator Globacom to offer value-added services for its new mobile network in Ghana.

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Why phone calls are so expensive in Africa

Sponsored Feature - It is estimated that African telecom operators are cheated for revenues totalling more than US$ 1 billion from their northern counterparts, who are not properly billed when international calls are made to Africa. These losses are a major reason behind the stiff pricing of international calls for Africans.Christian Ciupek, of South Africa's Intec Telecom Systems, looks at the issue.

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