Telefonica to sell Meditel stake, says Alierta (Spain, Morocco)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telefonica will sell 32.18% stake in Moroccan GSM operator Medi Telecom (Meditel), the Chairman of the Spanish telecoms giant, Cesar Alierta, said. Alierta did not confirm whether a potential buyer had been found yet, but indicated that Telefonica was looking to take advantage of any potential opportunity for a sale, ‘in partnership’ with PT. The potential buyers include Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, Qatar Telecom (Qtel), Etisalat of the UAE, Saudi Telecom, Bahrain Telecom (Batelco) and France Telecom.