Telecommunication
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
Itissalat Al Maghrib (IAM) is a limited liability public company designated to become the legal successor of Office National
des Postes et des Télécommunications (ONPT) to be responsible for public
telecommunication services on a non-exclusive basis.
The Agence Nationale de
Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT) was established in 1998 as a
legally and financial autonomous regulatory authority reporting to the prime minister.
Teledensity:
- Total: 5.03
(1999)
- Largest cities:
11.51 (1999)
- Rest of the country:
4.14 (1999)
Digital main lines: 100.0%
(1999)
Waiting list for a telephone
line:
- Total: 17,900
(1999)
- Average waiting time:
0.2 year (1999)
- Total demand (k):
1,484.5 (1999)
- Satisfied demand (%):
98.8 (1999)
Telephone Tariff (where
US$ 1.00 = Dh/ht 9.70 as of October 1999):
| PSTN
connection charge - residential |
Dh/ht
500 |
| PSTN
connection charge - business |
Dh/ht
190 |
| PSTN rental
per month - residential |
Dh/ht 65 |
| PSTN rental per month -
business |
Dh/ht 80 |
Source: Itissalat Al Maghrib, 1999
Public telephones:
38,840 (1999)
In 1998, out of the 31,617 public
telephones 85.7% were run by private investors.
Public telephones per 1000
inhabitants: 1.39 (1999)
Mobile cellular subscribers:
374,400 (1999)
The national operator, Itissalat Al Maghrib
(IAM), operates both an analog cellular
network, NMT-450, and a GSM cellular network. According to IAM, the number of subscribers
has reached 120,000 by December 1998.
Cellular susbcribers as a % of
total telephone susbcribers: 20.3 (1999)
Mobile cellular tariffs
(where US$ 1.00 = Dh/ht 9.70 as of October 1999):
| Connection
charge |
Dh/ht
300 |
| Deposit -
national only |
Dh/ht
150 |
| Deposit -
national plus roaming |
Dh/ht 190 |
| Communication charge for
a minute |
Dh/ht 2.67 |
Source: Itissalat Al Maghrib, 1999
Telecommunications revenue (M
US$): 867.9 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
(M US$): 237.3 (1999)
Telecommunications investment
as a % of revenue: 27.3 (1999)
Telecom equipment exports (M
US$): na
Telecom equipment imports (M
US$): 49.60 (1999)
Telecentres: na
Facsimiles 18,000
(1998)
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Informatics
National networking
and the use of ICT's for the public and private sector is now the domain of the Secrétariat
d'Etat aux Postes et Technologies de l'Information (SEPTI), under the Prime
Minister Office. SEPTI was established in March 1998 with a main mission to establish a
national and integrated IT strategy which enables the entry of Morocco into the
Information Society.
The Ministère
de l'Education Nationale and the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur,
de la Recherche Scientifique et de la Formation des Cadres were involved in
networking of academic institutions. A total of 14 universities and higher education
institutions have been connected to the Internet via an X.25 Internet gateway operated by MTDS in Rabat with support from USAID.
The national telecom
has established a 2 Mbps backbone for all provincial capitals. This has enabled the
networking for the academic/research sector and schools.
The Centre
National de Documentation (CND) is responsible for the collection, processing and
dissemination of scientific and technical information in the country. CND also provides
guidance in the application of ICTs for government, parastatal and public institutions.
Computer
per 100 inhabitants: 1.08 (1999)
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ICT
Training and Development
Morocco has a number
of higher education institutions providing continued education courses in ICT, namely
hardware and software engineers, system analysts and programmers, networking specialists,
etc. It is estimated that on a yearly basis the academic sector produces a total of 2,000
graduates in the field of information and communication technologies. The major
institutions are:
Ecole
Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs (EMI): The school has a well-established software
laboratory and a networks and systems laboratory (50 IT engineers/year);
Ecole
Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes (ENSIAS) with an
average of 60 IT graduates/year;
Ecole
Nationale de l'Industrie Minière (ENIM) with an average of 40 IT graduates/year;
Institut
National des Postes and Télécommunications (INPT) with an average of 50
graduates/year in the field of telecommunications;
Institut
National de Statistique et d'Economie Appliqueé (INSEA) with an average of 80
information analysts/year);
Al
Akhawayn University with an average of 80 IT graduates/year;
Ecole des
Sciences de l'Information (ESI) with an average of 50 information
specialists/year;
Four university
faculties provides master degrees in computer science. These are:
Faculté
des Sciences d'Ain Chok de Casablanca;
Faculté
des Sciences de Fés;
Faculté
des Sciences de Rabat; and
Faculté
des Sciences de Marrakech;
Quite a number of
private schools (over 100) are also involved in the provision of training, mainly focused
and system analysis and design, and programming.
The Office
de la Formation Professionelles et de la Promotion du Travail graduates
approximately 530 technicians specialising in information systems.
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Broadcasting/Media
Radio Broadcasting: Radiodiffusion Television Marocaine is a state-operated agency broadcasting in Arabic, French,
Berber, Spanish and English.
TV Broadcasting: Radiodiffusion
Television Marocaine broadcasts TV programmes in Arabic and French.
Television Broadcasting
Services are available from ORBIT -
The Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network.
Radio
Broadcasters on the Web: Local
Radio/Television Stations On The Web
Radios
per 100 inhabitants: 22.6 (1995)
Television
receivers per 100 inhabitants: 16.5 (1999)
Pay TV
decoders: na
Cable TV
subscribers: na
Home
satellite dishes/antennas: 957,000 (1999)
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