TeleYemen invites bids for new operating contract

given that its current contract with France Telecom is due to expire in June 2011. Ahmad Al-Woshali, general manager of TeleYemenTeleYemen
Yemen International Telecommunications Company

, told Saba News agency that the company was looking for first class international telecom operators to manage and operate the company. However, Al-Woshali said that the door is still open for France Telecom to take part in the bid.

The contract will be offered for a five-year period in which the selected company will be responsible for the management and operation of the Sana based in TeleYemenTeleYemen
Yemen International Telecommunications Company

The current management and operation contract has been opened to international firms with a strong experience in the management of telecommunication firms in the Middle East region.


is looking forward to being provided with innovation and leadership in order to expand its operations locally and internationally.

The operator will need to leverage their international experience to benefit the company future growth and the diversification of its product offers both to local, regional and international markets.


became a state owned company with 75 percent of the shares owned by the Public Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) and the remaining shares owned by the Post Office, when the contract between PTC and Cable and Wireless expired in Dec. 2003.