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Leveraging on our network to promote development in the ECOWAS region

Leveraging on our network to promote development in the ECOWAS region. By Philip Sowah. Who we are. 3 rd largest telecom provider in the world 246 Million customers across 21 countries (South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands) at the end of February 2012

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Leveraging on our network to promote development in the ECOWAS region

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  1. Leveraging on our network to promote development in the ECOWAS region By Philip Sowah

  2. Who we are • 3rd largest telecom provider in the world • 246 Million customers across 21 countries (South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands) at the end of February 2012 • Operations in 17 African countries: Ghana,Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Madagascar, Seychelles and Rwanda • Subscriber base of over 2.8 million active customers • Fastest growing network with 90% nationwide coverage • Winner of numerous telecom mobile money awards

  3. Outline • One Network • Airtel Money • Conclusion

  4. AIRTEL ONE NETWORK

  5. Background The reasoning behind the introduction of the Airtel One Network was to deploy a borderless mobile phone network across the Airtel Group, where Airtel customers could move freely between the countries in which Airtel operates and be treated as “virtual” local customers of the visited network in terms of pricing, while retaining their home network service functionality. In Africa, One Network is available in the all 17 countries Airtel operates in, including Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Niger and Chad in West Africa

  6. Benefits of One Network

  7. Recommendations • EU is introducing new legislation on roaming to limit the excessive charges to customers. – We need to do this also. • Airtel’s One Network gives Ecowas a framework for developing a tarrifing regime which will promote telecommunication services to intra-Ecowas business community • Give networks more flexibility in determining in-bound termination rates for countries within the sub-region.

  8. AIRTEL MONEY

  9. Introduction • Electronic commerce looms large worldwide, and has transformed trade and industry in an unprecedented manner. Its potential is huge and its impact is expected to go far beyond commerce to affect the lives of millions of consumers. About Airtel Money

  10. Areas of Facilitation • Airtel Money as an e-commerce platform can facilitate Cross-Border trade transaction as:

  11. Benefit for Cross Border Transaction Airtel Money, when used across the sub region can:

  12. Challenges

  13. Way Forward In order to encourage e-Commerce development as a support to regional integration and development in West Africa, ECOWAS must encourage West African governments to work on a policy that will address all the challenges stated earlier thereby facilitating a financial and banking framework that allows for electronic payments and transfers within the sub-region

  14. Thank you for your time

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