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Algeria announces tender for coverage project

Algeria announces tender for coverage project

Algeria’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has announced the launch of plans to bring telecommunications services to 3,000 areas across the country, with a view to strengthening national coverage.

The ministry this week launched a call for tenders. Regulator ARPCE calls this operation, "the largest of its kind in this field", and states that it will benefit 3,000 localities throughout the country's wilayas (administrative divisions), especially areas with low population density (fewer than 2,000 inhabitants).

This is to be a state-financed operation and part of broader efforts to expand telecom access and promote digital inclusion, particularly in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Telecom service providers ae being invited to submit their offers to ensure coverage and provide services in these areas to help reduce the digital divide. The country’s service providers include Djezzy, Ooredoo and Mobilis. Whoever wins the tender will be asked to deliver services within a period not exceeding 18 months.

News service Ecofin points out that the initiative comes as authorities complete a similar but smaller mobile coverage programme designed to bring 4G coverage to 1,400 communities across the country’s 58 wilayas and expand access to mobile phone and Internet services.

It appears that Algeria already has near-universal mobile network coverage. According to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 2G covered the entire population in 2025, while both 3G and 4G networks reached 99.1%. 5G remains in its early stages.

However, reliance on telecoms is, it seems, growing. Ecofin says more public and private services are moving online, including administrative procedures, financial services, education, health and commerce.



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