Warid Congo
Mobile Telecommunication
Warid Congo SA was a GSM based mobile operator in the Republic of the Congo before its acquisition by Indian telecom company Airtel. It launched commercial operations on 14 March 2008.
Warid Congo is a joint venture between Warid Telecom International and the government of the Congo. At present, Warid is the country's third largest cellular operator having a subscriber base of 1 million with a market share of 17.7%.
History
Warid Telecom International acquired a GSM based mobile license in January 2008 less than a week after the commercial launch of Warid Uganda. The company launched commercial service in 11 cities and towns in first phase.
Network
Warid Congo currently uses GSM based GPRS (2.5G) and Edge (2.75G) technologies.
National numbering plan
Warid uses the following numbering scheme:
+242 04 X1X2X3X4X5X6X7
Where, 242 is the ISD code for the Republic of Congo and is required when dialling outside the country, 04 is the national destination code for Warid allocated by Agence de Régulation des Postes et des Communications Electroniques, Brazzaville. The subscriber number along with national destination code constitute the national significant number and is nine digit long.
Products and services
Warid Congo offers pay-as-you-go plans.
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