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Partnering to bridge the digital divide
Six years after GSM came into being to revolutionise global telecommunications, South Africa’s MTN Group began its pioneering journey as a mobile communications service provider on the southern tip of the African continent.
In its drive to connect the unconnected across the continent, MTN, listed on the JSE, has grown steadily to become a globally competitive multi-national telecommunications group which currently operates in 21 countries across Africa and the Middle East, with more than 68 million subscribers.
Operating in regions where inadequate telecommunications reflect broader economic constraints, MTN has realised the important role of telecommunications services in invigorating overall economic growth. MTN is a significant contributor to the fiscus of the environments in which it operates.
Mr Phuthuma Nhleko, Group President and CEO, MTN Group