What is the latest status of the project “Telecel Madagascar”?

The status recorded for “Telecel Madagascar” is cancelled.

Who are the main government, EPC, and private stakeholders for “Telecel Madagascar”?

Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Telecel Madagascar”: government bodies (World Bank Group, Egypt, Arab Rep.), EPCs/contractors (Orascom).

What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “Telecel Madagascar”?

Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Telecel Madagascar” to USD 5000000.

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Telecel Madagascar

Sector: Commercial • Location: Sofia, Madagascar

Source: World Bank Group

Project

Cancelled

Telecel Madagascar received a 15-year national license to build and operate a nationwide AMPS celllular network in 1994. The company began the construction of its network in February 1994 and started its commercial operations in Antananarivo in July 1994. The network covered three cities, Antananarivo, Tamatave, and Antsirabe. Telecel also had its own international gateway using a satellite eart

Status: Closed
Sector: Commercial, Consumer Products, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location: Sofia, Madagascar
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank Group

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The project “Telecel Madagascar” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Sofia, Madagascar. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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Original status	cancelled
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Telecel Madagascar received a 15-year national license to build and operate a nationwide AMPS celllular network in 1994. The company began the construction of its network in February 1994 and started its commercial operations in Antananarivo in July 1994. The network covered three cities, Antananarivo, Tamatave, and Antsirabe. Telecel also had its own international gateway using a satellite earth station in Madagascar. As of August 1998, the company was a subsidiary of Telecel International. Telecel International was 80% owned by Orascom of Egypt. By 2004, the company had a negligiable number of subscribers on its AMPS network, being out-competed by GSM providers Orange and Celtel Madagascar. Telecel has not reported any subscribers since 2004. Therefore the 2013 update put the status of this contract as 'canceled'. Information on number of subscribers, investments, not updated for years.
Original sector	Information and communication technology (ICT)
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Country	Madagascar
State	Sofia

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Source	World Bank Group
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Record type	Project
Sector	Commercial, Consumer Products, Telecommunications, Government, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Article published date	2024-05-23

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