Chad Telecommunications Provider Additional Details
TIGO
Millicom Tchad
Avenue Charles de Gaulle
BP 6505
Name: El Hadj Ali Nargaye
Title: Territory manager
Email: alinargaye@yahoo.fr
Tel1: 990 01 21
Kadija Marguerite Hassablah.
Key account manager
Tel : 990 01 32
Summary of Role and Services:
Pre-Paid :
Tigo SIM Card : 2000 CFA with line and 1000 CFA credit incl.
Recharge credit card : 5x500 CFA / 5x1000 CFA / 4x2000 CFA / 4x5000 CFA/ 10000 CFA / 30000 CFA
Internet GPRS: 100 CFA / 3 min then 20 CFA/ min
To configurate GPRS on mobile phone : 1000 CFA
To configurate GPRS on laptop : 10000 CFA
SMS Tigo – Tigo : 20 CFA
SMS Tigo – Zain : 50 CFA
SMS International : 90 CFA
National Call :
Tigo – Tigo : 90 CFA / min
Tigo – others operators : 150 CFA / min
International call :
To Cameroon : 230 CFA / min
Zone 1 ( Africa / Asia/ America / Europe) : 300 CFA (21.00 – 7.00 ) / 400 CFA (7.00 – 21.00)
Zone 2 (Liberia, Reunion, Seychelles, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Iran, Australia, Guyane) : 600 CFA / min
Zone 3 (Guinee Bissau, Somalia, Cuba…) : 1500 CFA / min
Zone 4 (Sao Tome, Diego Garcia, Wallis Futuna…) : 6000 CFA / min
Fleet for companies / NGO :
Limited users group : - 30 % on normal price to and from identified numbers (60 CFA )
To open lines :
- written request with number of lines needed
- Security minimum 200.000 CFA for post paid contract
- No ID required (identified with name of company or NGO)
- If line is open by individual : ID required
ZAIN
Zain Chad is the Leader in the Mobile Telephony sector in Chad, with more than 800.000 subscribers and 70%
of market share.
It has the largest network coverage with:
· More than a hundred (100 ) covered localities in 2007;
· 125 existing sites ;
· 80 new sites by end of 2008; 30.010 Point of sales.
A) Zain offer
Zain offers a range of mobile/GSM voice & data services.
In addition to the basic Postpaid and Prepaid related products and services, the offer includes technological
solutions (GSM/PABX gateways, E1/T1 links, Blackberry, etc.) tailored to the customer needs and
developments.
- Products and services
Postpaid offer, Prepaid offer, Itemized bills, GPRS/EDGE – MMS – Internet access (USB modem or on mobile
phones), Blackberry (* September 2008), Closed User Group – CUG… and has roaming agreements
Main covering areas are : N'Djamena / Moundou / Abeche / Am Timam / Bere / Bedaya / Biltine / Bol / Bongor
/ Doba / Dourbali / Faya Largeau / Fianga / Gounou Gaya / Guelengdeng / Kelo / Koumra / Kira / Kome / Lai /
Lere / Mandelia / Mao / Mongo / Moussoro / Oum Hadjer / Pala / Peni / Sarh.
Groupe SOTEL Tchad
Title: Sales person
Name: Makka Issakha Sogar
Address: behind main post office
Tel: Tel1: 628 74 31 Tel2: 252 13 83 Tel3 : 252 14 44 / 13 44
Website:
Summary of Role and Services:
Internet ADSL :
Landline is needed. Installation provided by SOTEL. Modem must be bought to SOTEL.
Only available in N’Djamena, Phone exchange must be checked by SOTEL first because final location of the
computer can not exceed 5,2 km from SOTEL phone exchange (installation). Location must be in the covered
area (most of central N’Djamena areas).
Modem : 40 000 CFA
Registration to SOTEL : 15 000 CFA
Landline installation (if not already) : 53 100 CFA
Price :
- 128 Kbits/s : 146 600 CFA / month
- 256 Kbits/s : 251 000 CFA / month
- 512 Kbits/s : 370 000 CFA / month
- 1 Mbits/s : 654 400 CFA / month
- 2 Mbits/s : 1 268 600 CFA / month
1st month is offered by SOTEL (except modem, registration and landline installation)
To subscribe :
- letter to commercial director
- phone number of the existing landline (to check if covered)
- Speed chosen
Already operational but still under engineering test (aug.08).
Summary of Role and Services:
Groupe SOTEL Tchad TAWALI
Title: Sales person
Name: Tawali Dept
Address: behind main post office
Tel: Tel1: 628 74 31 Tel2: 252 13 83 Tel3 : 252 14 44 / 13 44
Website:
Modem ZTE : 70.000 CFA
Or phone (wireless) / modem : 70.000 CFA
Speed : 115,2 kbits/s
Price : 15 CFA/min / 900 CFA /h
Phone is compulsory to charge credit on modem.
PRESTA BIST
Title: Sales director
Name: Mme Diop Blondin Fatou
Address: Av. Charles de Gaulle N’Djamena
Tel: Tel1: 689 60 51 Tel2: 964 39 46
Fax: 251 93 74
Email: fatou@prestabist.com
Website:
N’Djamena / Moundou :
BLR system (Boucle Radio)
Equipment : - CPE rental cost : 25.000 CFA/month
- Pylon to install antenna (between 6 – 15 m height) : approx 650.000 CFA
- Bandwidth NOT dedicated : from 64 to 512 kbps : 134.520 to 1.076.160 CFA
Tariff can be negotiated according to the installation cost and to bandwidth chosen.
V-SAT :
Best option outside N’Djamena.
VSAT KU Band / C Band : problem with KU Band when it rains (signal cut)
VSAT C Band :
- Antenna 1.8 m : 4.500.000 CFA (3.500.000 CFA for KU Band)
- Bandwidth dedicated : from 64 to 2048 kbps : 538.080 to 10.331.136 CFA
(Bandwidth dedicated = 7,5 EUR / Kbits)
Installation and network connection is not included in price.
Protocole with Chadian gvt will be asked for invoice excl VAT
SAO NET
Title: Finance Manager
Name: Eric
Tel: 625 02 76
Website:
BLR in N’Djamena and V-SAT everywhere in Chad.
1 year contract to be renewed.
Security amount or bank guarantee can be asked for contract that can be terminated without prior notice (2
month monthly rate).
SODITEL
Title: managing director
Name: Bertin Mantangar Djimadoum
Address: SODITEL (Societe Distribution Informatique et Telecom) Av.Felix Eboue Near STAT office, and city hall.
NDJ
Tel: Tel1: 629 42 93 Tel2: 964 16 86
Fax: 252 48 83 / 50 95
Email: soditel@intnet.td
Website:
N’Djamena :
BLR System
Antenna : 2.250.000 CFA (without pylon)
Can be rented for short or middle term.
Dedicated bandwidth form 64 to 2048 kbps
V-SAT :
Max bandwidth : 2048 kbps
Antenna : 1,8 m
Agreement with OTRT (Office Tchadien Regulation Telecom) needed.
Can be done by SODITEL.