Mauritius Telecom (MT) is the leading telecommunications operator and services provider in Mauritius. Incorporated in 1992, the Company has enjoyed a phenomenal rate of development and it is now one of the top enterprises in the country, with revenue of Rs 6.5 billion in 2007.

The Government of Mauritius, the State Bank of Mauritius and the National Pensions Fund hold 59% of shares in the Company. 1% of the total shares of Mauritius Telecom have recently been sold to employees at a discounted price under an Employee Share Participation Scheme. The remaining 40% belong to France Telecom, through its investment vehicle RIMCOM. Procedures have also been initiated for the listing of the Company on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Mauritius Telecom is committed to giving its customers quality ICT services at competitive prices. It provides a full spectrum of voice and data services over fixed, mobile and internet platforms. Mauritius Telecom also offers convergent services through My.T, its Multiplay-IPTV services.

Mauritius Telecom is also present in the regional telecommunications market through its investments in Orange Madagascar.

Its growth strategy is based on innovation in line with its vision “To be a Premier World Class Infocom Services Provider”, whilst its commercial strategy is led by the concept of “Customer Satisfaction First”. In 2007, the Company has successfully completed its organisational restructuring, which constitutes a crucial step in its endeavour to become an integrated operator.

The Company’s market-place visibility is being enhanced by having all mobile and internet services rebranded under the orange™ label, which is one of the world’s leading communications brands. Mauritius Telecom is also benefiting from the technological strength of France Telecom to bring innovative products and services to the Mauritian population. My.T is testimony to the above.

Mauritius Telecom is the country’s only telecommunications company that provides universal service and universal access. In embracing this responsibility, the Company has ongoing strategies to develop its networks throughout the country and provide effective services to all citizens and residents within the Republic of Mauritius.

Mauritius Telecom has some 332,000 fixed line customers, 557,000 mobile customers, 43,000 dial-up and around 36,000 broadband (ADSL and My.T) internet customers. Around 300,000 people use MT’s internet services.

In a short space of time, this significant customer-base has enabled Mauritius Telecom to position itself as the preferred end-to-end solutions provider.

Mauritius Telecom’s network is being rolled out to provide high-performance voice, data, video and multimedia services. The Company is setting the pace in the region in migrating its existing legacy network into a fully IP based one. State-of-the-art technology is providing businesses with a one-stop solution for IP-based services, virtual private networks, high-speed internet access and application services. Mauritius Telecom is leading the way towards the Mauritian Government’s vision of Broadband Mauritius and the transformation of the country into a Cyber Island.

The Company offers global connectivity via the SAT3/WASC/SAFE undersea fibre-optic cable and satellite systems. As the provider of international bandwidth services, Mauritius Telecom is continuously upgrading the available bandwidth on the SAT3/WASC/SAFE cables in order to meet the increasing demand of Call Centre and BPO operators. Mauritius Telecom is also playing an active part in the process of connecting Mauritius to the EASSy (Eastern Africa Sub-marine System) cable, which will link the countries of East Africa and Madagascar between themselves and to the rest of the world.

MT’s acceptance of its Corporate Social Responsibilities plays a major part in how the Company functions. The Company has enhanced its strategies to comply with good Corporate Governance practices, provide fair working conditions, offer secure products and services, avoid damaging the environment and continue to support many worthwhile educational, sporting, environmental and community projects. In its endeavour to make ICT available to as many people as possible, the Company introduced the Mauritius Telecom NetPC. The NetPC is a low-cost device using a thin client technology, in order to provide home computing services and broadband internet at an affordable price.