
Libya to tender for first private mobile licence: minister
Tripoli (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - Libya will launch a tender in 2014 for the award of the country's first private mobile phone licence, Communications Minister Usama Siala told AFP on Monday.
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Tripoli (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - Libya will launch a tender in 2014 for the award of the country's first private mobile phone licence, Communications Minister Usama Siala told AFP on Monday.
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