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Burundi: HITS Telecom to enter mobile market Print E-mail
Friday, 18 January 2008

The government of Burundi issued a license to mobile operator HITS Telecom. HITS, based in Uganda, will provide GSM and internet service.

HITS is Burundi’s sixth mobile operator. The other operators include ONATEL Mobile, U-COM, Africell and Econet Wireless. Only ONATEL Mobile and U-COM claim to cover the entire country. U-Com also offers mobile internet service.

The House of Integrated Technical Systems (HITS) Telecom was established in Uganda in 2007. In Uganda it operates as a branch of the House of Integrated Technical Systems Limited, which is registered in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Burundi Realites - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.