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Telecommunications Infrastructure
Telecommuncation Infrastructures in Morocco are considered as: § a support to other sectors of activity § development factor § backing to the reform of structures In recent years the country has contributed majority of the efforts to developed advanced technologies in telecommunication network. One of the major reasons for Morocco's success in liberalizing its Telecommunications Sector has been financial assistance from the World Bank. For the past several years the Private Sector Development and Finance Department, Middle East and North Africa Region of the World Bank has been working with the government of Morocco in an effort to liberalize their telecommunications sector Telecommunication grew 32 percent in 1992 and 26 percent in 1993, with new services being offered to keep pace with progress in the field of telecommunications. Telecommunication operation activity is supervised by a state owned-industrial and economic institution National Posts and Telecommunication Board (ONPT) ONPT Investments since 1984
Relations with the World
Teledensity A recent publication from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), "Challenges to the Network, Internet for Development" outlines the following picture in Morocco (1997 data). ·Total population: 27.52 million ·Population density (per square km): 42 ·Total GDP: US$36.7 billion ·Per capita GDP: US$1,350 ·Total phone lines: 1.375 million ·Teledensity: 5 (per 100 population) ·Number of Internet Hosts: Jan96=230; Jan97=470; Jan98=1,409; Jan99=1,994 (Change 1997-1999: 41.5%) ·Internet Host Density: Jan96=0.09; Jan97=0.17; Jan98=0.51; Jan99=0.72 (CAGR 1994-1998=526.8%; Change 1997-1999=41.5%) ·Main Telephone Lines: 1990=.403B; 1997=1.375B (CAGR 1970-1997=19.2%; Change 1996-1997=8%) ·Main Telephone Lines Teledensity: 1990=1.65; 1997=5.0 (CAGR 1990-1997=17.2%; Change 1996-1997=8.5%) Telecommunications at the international levelTelecommunications network development Geographic advantage §Linking point between Africa and the Arab world. §The Kingdom has a capacity of about 20,000 circuits with 277 international connections. §The state-of-art telecommunications is linked to Europe and North America through sub-marine cables and satellites One of the largest telecommunications network in Africa §Top quality facilities and services §Adoption of new telecommunication techniques §Presently linked 150 countries Participation in international projects: §Europe and America - sub-marine optic fibers and "Intelsat" and "Arabsat" satelites. §African satelites projects "AFROSAT" will help the country diversify its relations with African countries. §Fiber cables will increase the capacity of the current connections between Morocco and Europe, America, the Middle East and West Africa, as well as strengthen the capacity of the satellite communication stations for ARABSAT, EUTELSAT and INTELSAT. §Total of 5 submarine cables - 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 ARABSAT earth station; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar and Span; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria; microwave radio relay network linking Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. |
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