Mauritius Telecom is the leading telecommunications operator and services provider in Mauritius. The Company incorporated in 1992 has known a phenomenal development which has led it to be among the topmost enterprises in the country, with a revenue of Rs 6.3 billion for 2006.

The Government of Mauritius, the State Bank of Mauritius, the National Pensions Fund and employees of Mauritius Telecom hold 60% shares in the Company. The remaining 40% belong to France Telecom, through its investment vehicle RIMCOM.

Mauritius Telecom is committed to bring the best of ICT services at competitive prices to its customers. It provides the full spectrum of services and solutions in fixed telephony, mobile, Internet and broadband sectors. Mauritius Telecom also offers convergent services through My.T, its Multiplay-IPTV services.

Mauritius Telecom is also present in the regional telecommunications market through its foreign direct investment in Orange Madagascar.

MT’s growth strategy is based on innovation in line with its vision “To be a Premier World Class Infocom Services Provider?.

Mauritius Telecom, is the sole telecommunications company of the country which is vested with universal service obligations in its licence. This responsibility leads the Company to develop its networks and provide its services to all citizens within the Republic of Mauritius.

Mauritius Telecom has some 331,000 fixed line customers, 556,000 mobile customers, 46,000 dial-up Internet and 29,000 broadband (ADSL and My.T) customers, equivalent to around 300,000 Internet users.

This important customer base has enabled Mauritius Telecom to quickly position itself as the preferred end-to-end solutions provider.

Mauritius Telecom is setting the pace in the region in the transition from narrowband to broadband and IP (Internet Protocol) services. The Company is gradually migrating its existing legacy network into a fully IP based one, which will enable it to offer integrated services on a single platform. This network is being rolled out for high performance data, voice and multimedia services leading the way towards Broadband Mauritius and the transformation of the country into a Cyber island as envisioned by the Government of Mauritius.

The Company offers global connectivity through the SAT3/WASC/SAFE undersea fibre optic cable and satellite systems. As provider of international bandwidth services, Mauritius Telecom is continuously upgrading the available bandwidth on the SAT3/WASC/SAFE cables in order to meet the increasing demand of Call Centre and BPO operators. Mauritius Telecom is also playing an active part in the process to connect Mauritius to the EASSy (Eastern Africa Submarine System) cable, which will link the countries of East Africa and Madagascar between themselves and to the rest of the world.

Mauritius Telecom continues to live fully its role as a responsible Corporate Citizen by judiciously supporting many laudable causes in the fields of education, sports, environment and community projects.