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BTC is headquartered in Gaborone. It provides telecommunications services all over the country and the majority of its services are in the capital city, Gaborone and the second largest city, Francistown.
Currently it has over customer access lines in service. BTC was established in to provide, develop, operate and manage Botswana's national and international telecommunications services. BTC has a telecommunications infrastructure that is one of the most modern in Africa.
Its network, composed of an all-digital microwave and fibre optic system with digital exchanges at the main centres, provides a high quality service. The current network comprises 7 kilometers of microwave radio and fibre optic links between 12 main processors, each serving a specific area of the country. The switching units have a capacity of about lines. Current services provided include national and international telephony, managed and data networks, very small aperture terminal VSAT , private wires, leased circuits, toll free services, Internet, paging, public telephones, voice messaging, telex, packet switching , telegraph and customer premises.
International access is provided from Botswana to almost every country in the world. BTC has also supplied the backbone network to facilitate cellular communication throughout the country and works closely with the two mobile operators - Mascom Wireless and Orange.
A dedicated group at BTCL head office is responsible for the core network and technology strategy, while the local access network is developed Services, an International Business Unit, a Public Telephone Unit and a Voice Messaging Unit look after specific product services.
Separate supporting units, information technology and properties are already in place. BTCL also provides virtual telephony services, paging and data communication for corporate networks. For many years, BTC has been Botswana 's largest supplier of fixed-line and associated communications services, and it has been providing telephony and other products to urban and rural centres across the country. Botswana telecommunications corporation has embarked in a network transformation projects in its quest to Improve service quality and provision of superior customer experience.
On June BTCL published its first annual financial statements as a public company for the financial year end 31 March The company reported a loss of P million which was due to an impairment write down of P million, and had revenue of P1. Total assets were at P1. The company also declared a dividend of 5 thebe per share [3]. Subsequent to these results the share price started its decline from its high of P1.
The biggest sponsorship in the annals of Botswana football has seen the game become very competitive to rival some of the top leagues. In collaboration with the centre, the Group sponsored a competition to the tune of P20 inviting artists to design the cover for the Phone Book Directory. The Group also supports musicians by affording them an opportunity to share the platform and showcase their talent during promotions.
Botswana has a small population that is spread across a vast country. Where feasible BTC Group utilises its resources to provide services to remote villages that have a population of or more.
So far, the Group under the Nteletsa Project, has connected almost villages around the country. Currently we have signed another contract for the provision of telecommunications to a further sixty two villages in the south-western part of Botswana. These projects were a partnership between the Government of Botswana and BTC Group where the Government funds the capital cost, whilst maintaining the infrastructure on an ongoing basis.
The cost of the projects is in excess of Pula million. BTC agreed to provide Powertel with international bandwidth capacity for two years after the two organisations completed cross border fibre optic connections at Ramokgwebana in December The Sunday Standard reported that Presidential Affairs Minister, Lesego Motsumi told parliament that the cabinet has taken a decision regarding the privatization structure of BTC and the information will be communicated with all stakeholders soon.
Lesego Motsumi stated that the aim of the privatization was to minimize risks, and get maximum benefits. She added that the government had to carry out extensive consultations before going ahead with the plans. The listing was muchly awaited and was oversubscribed but individual citizen were given preference over company. The shares were largely restricted for the benefit of Batswana and are traded among Batswana and companies benefiting for Batswana e.
The share price spiked on listing and continued its to rise to high of P1. The share is currently trading at P0. It was announced that Paul Taylor who had led BTCL to its transformation and subsequent listing would not have his contract renewed at end of his contract which ended in July Anthony Masunga was then appointed acting Managing Director.
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This page was last edited on 22 February , at By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Anthony Masunga , Managing Director. Telecommuncations services Digital TV Internet services. BTC Group records an all-time high profit of Pula BTC Group enters into interconnect and backhaul network agreement with mobile operators. Customer connections increased to lines. BTC Group loses market share. The new billing system creates doubts. Mobile operators skyrocket with their connections.
Despite resolution of billing system problems, net profit declines to Pula 2. Wireless technology introduced in the local loop.
BTC Group realises that it has lost significant market share to mobile operators. Restructuring commences with staff retrenched, staff numbers dropping to less than 1, BTC Group records an all-time high loss of Pula 39 million. Total restructuring cost Pula BTC adopts Intelligent Network Platforms strategy and refocuses its strategy based on broadband data. Profitability returns to Telecommunication liberalisation announcement by the minister responsible for Science, Communication and Technology.
Successful launch of converged product offering and expansion of broadband to entire Botswana.