Alfa installs 16 New Transmission Stations in addition to the 29 others installed progressively since the first of February 2009 (Lebanon)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Alfa, the mobile operator, announced that it is keeping on strengthening its network in all Lebanon by installing 16 new transmissions Stations since the 7th of April 2009 in the different regions in addition to the 29 transmission stations installed progressively since the first of February 2009 in different locations, in order to enhance the quality of transmission, improve the network coverage and increase its capacity to support the subscribers’ traffic and growth.

In compliance with this strategy, the company has installed the new stations as follows:

1 transmission station in Kfaremmen (Jezzine Caza)

1 transmission stations in Manab­ Brahman

2 transmission station in Tripoli

1 transmission station in Qobayyat

1 transmission station in Kaslik

1 transmission station in Tamnine El Tahta (Bekaa Region)

1 transmission station in Tamnine El Fawqa (Bekaa Region)

1 transmission station in Batroun

1 transmission station in Salhyeh (Jezzine Caza)

1 transmission station in Saydoun (Jezzine Caza)

1 transmission station in Ain Remmeneh (Galaxy center)

1 transmission station in Roumieh

1 transmission station in Mechref

1 transmission station in Baskinta

1 transmission station in Beachta (Amchit Area)

About Alfa
Alfa is the brand name of one of the two Lebanese mobile networks owned by the Republic of Lebanon. Alfa is managed by Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) starting February 1, 2009.

Alfa capitalizes on its expertise in the telecom field in order to deliver a global and professional solution for the GSM sector in Lebanon. Its main target is to reach one million subscribers by end of 2009.

For more information visit www.alfa.com.lb

About Orascom Telecom
Orascom Telecom is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in high growth markets in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, having a total population under license of approximately 453 million with an average mobile telephony penetration of approximately 46% as of September 30th, 2008. Orascom Telecom operates GSM networks in Algeria (“OTA”), Pakistan (“Mobilink”), Egypt (“Mobinil”), Tunisia (“Tunisiana”), Bangladesh (“banglalink”), Zimbabwe (“Telecel Zimbabwe”), and North Korea (“Koryolink”). Through its subsidiary Telecel Globe, OTH also operates in Burundi, the Central African Republic and Namibia. Orascom Telecom had over 79 million subscribers as of September 30th, 2008.