After a devastating 7 year civil
war from 1990 to 1997, the entire development structure of Liberia has been destroyed and
thrown far behind that of most nations. The country held its first post war elections on
July 19, 1997, and the government which took power has embarked in the rebuilding of
Liberia.
The Liberia
Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) is the country's only licensed telephony
provider and a public corporation responsible to the Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications. As there is no independent regulatory authority, the
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is in charge of the regulation of the
telecommunications sector. LTC has now the task of rebuilding the telecommunications
sector with the scarce financial resources available to it.
Currently Data Technology
Solutions, Inc. is the only Internet Service Provider in Liberia. Its service is
restricted to the capital, Monrovia, due to poor or non-existent telecommunications
infrastructure in other areas. In 1997, LTC was in a process of installing a 7.3 meter
earth station which should provide a link to MCI in the US.
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