ALBtelecom Mobile , formerly known as Eagle Mobile , was a mobile communication company that operates in Albania . Back in March 2008, it was first founded as a subsidiary of ALBtelecom , which had been privatized in October 2007, with a majority of shares sold by the Albanian government to a consortium of two Turkish companies; Calik Holding and Türk Telekom . Calik possesses 80% of the company and Türk Telekom the remaining 20%.
14-590: Eagle Mobile is a former brand name of ALBtelecom based in Albania and, starting from August 2017, it became known as ALBtelecom Mobile. The former, Eagle Mobile, entered as the 3rd operator of mobile telephony in Albania on 12 March 2008. The operator was established on October 23, 2003, from the Albanian government as an integral part of ALBtelecom, a fixed telephony operator in Albania. The privatization started in 2005 and
28-567: A fixed network. On 5 December 1912 the Provisional Government led by Ismail Qemali established the Ministry of Post Telegraph Telephones, where ALBtelecom existed only as a government office. It was privatized on 1 October 2007 (following a privatization process which started in 2000), with 76% of its shares sold by the Albanian government to a consortium of two Turkish companies, Çalık Holding and Türk Telekom , with Calik taking 80% of
42-454: A symbolic "ALO" which opened officially the communication of Eagle Mobile, the company which carried the symbol of Albania and Albanians, the Eagle. Eagle Mobile entered the Albanian market of telecommunication on March 12, 2008. In a very short period of 6 months, Eagle Mobile covered the entire territory of the country by exceeding its speed and predictions for network set up. On December 31, 2008,
56-458: A tender for the third 3G license in Albania where the minimum acceptable price was € 12.5 million failed after Eagle mobile offered €3.55 million and Plus offered €3.55 million. Another tender was held in October of the same year. This time it was for two 3G licenses and the starting bid was 4 million euros. Eagle Mobile offered 4.355 million Euros while Plus only 1, making Eagle the only one to acquire
70-495: Is the number of users that communicated in the last three months. The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority . ALBtelecom ALBtelecom sh.a. (a shortening of Albanian Telecom, Albanian : Telekomi Shqiptar ) was an Albanian telecommunications company. It was established as Albania 's state company that provided telecommunications services through
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98-468: The 3G license. The first 3G license was won by Vodafone Albania, bidding 31.4 million Euros and the second one by AMC after a 15.1 million Euros bid. In the beginning of 2013 Eagle Mobile launched its first 3G network, with coverage initially available in the region of Tirana, Fushëkruja and Airport. Albania had, in 2012, 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of which there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user
112-605: The approval for the sale of ALBtelecom to 4iG Plc then the ownership was transferred to Antenna Hungária. The merging process of ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile began in March 2011. Although being part of the same package, the companies functioned as two different entities. In February 2013, the company ALBtelecom took possession of the mobile company, Eagle Mobile , which turned into a brand within ALBtelecom. The Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (EPCA - AKEP) has given ALBtelecom
126-403: The company attained coverage by 97% of the population of the country and 90.7% of the territory of the country and provided services to the whole Albania. ALBtelecom and Eagle invested 150 million Euro, providing job possibilities to around 1000 Albanian professionals, the majority of them women. With the network made by more than 377 base stations, Eagle has the best coverage with 92.5 percent of
140-545: The consortium's stake. In May 1996 ALBtelecom created Albanian Mobile Communications (Now One Albania ) in March 2008 created another mobile telephony company called Eagle Mobile , which gained a 13% market share within a year. In December 2021 4iG Plc acquired a 80,27% stake in Albtelecom from Calik Holding in an undisclosed deal. The transaction is expected to be finalized due to regulatory approval in January 2022. After
154-475: The license of transfer that allows the company to offer products and services of fixed telephony, and broadband internet, as well as mobile telephony and mobile broadband internet under the Eagle Mobile trademark . Eagle Mobile entered the Albanian telecommunication market on 12 March 2008. Now the company covers 98.5% of the country's population and 92.5% of the national territory. The third operator helped in
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#1732855260997168-1264: The market liberalization. Prices underwent a sharp decline of over 40% with its arrival. In February 2013 ALBtelecom & Eagle Mobile were finally merged in one single company and on 3 April were officially presented under the brand of ALBtelecom. During 2017 Eagle Mobile was replaced with ALBtelecom Mobile brand name. 4iG Nyrt. Look for 4iG Nyrt. on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for 4iG Nyrt. in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
182-478: The territory and 98.5 percent of population. Back in 2013, Eagle had more than 1,470,000 subscribers, and 150 shops across Albania. The CEO of ALBtelecom Mobile is Tahsin Yilmaz. Display Name The display name of ALBtelecom is: ALBtelecom, but some phones might display the old name which was EAGLE AL . ALBtelecom Mobile (former Eagle) is the third operator in Albania to provide 3G technology. In February 2012
196-745: Was finalised on September 28, 2007, when one of the biggest companies in Turkey , Çalik Group , purchased 76% of the shares along with its partner Türk Telekom . The other 24% of the shares belong to the Albanian government . The agreement was signed from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, Genc Ruli and the President of Çalik Holding, Ahmet Çalik, in Tirana. In March 2008, the prime ministers of Albania and Turkey, Sali Berisha and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greeted each other upon
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