Telecommunication

The telecommunication and associated services is large sector and contributor to the economy of Sudan. The use of mobile telephones far exceeds the use of land lines. The liberalization and privatization of the telecommunication sector, the policies, the regulations and plans adopted by the Government of the Sudan in the early 1990s have created a capital–attracting, pro-competitive policy environment that have fostered the build–up of a modern, fully–digital infrastructure in the country and supported a climate suited to enhance Information Technology and Communication (ITC) development nationwide. The developments in the Sudanese Telecommunication sector along with the diversification and use of the ITC services including those of the Internet and its applications have made Sudan’s ICT among the most developed in Africa and the Middle East. There are three large Telecom players in the Market namely Sudatel, MTN and Zain.