The telecommunications sector in Morocco has known various changes that contributed to its development: regulator implementation, market introduction of new operators, licensing, etc. This brief history shows some key dates in the evolution of the Moroccan telecommunications sector.
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Launch of the Universal Service "Connected Campus" program.
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Adoption of the 2023 General Guidelines. Launch of the Zero rating (free access to call services (voice) or SMS or Internet access services).
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Promulgation of law n ° 121-12 modifying and supplementing law n ° 24-96 relating to the post and telecommunications. Operationalization of the Centralized Number Portability Database.
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Contractualization of agreements related to the effective implementation of PNHD over a period of 5 years. Launch of the "Go Digital By INPT" initiative
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Adoption of the new National Frequency Plan. Improving the technical, tariff and operational arrangements for the sharing of certain infrastructures.
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Consultation for the implementation of the national development plan for high and very high Broadband. Opening of the prefix (07) for Mobile Telephony’s Numbering purposes . Launch of the public consultation for the selection of the entity responsible for the establishment and the operation of the centralized database for number portability.
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Adoption of the Note of general guidance for the further development of the telecommunications sector by 2018. Assignment of three 4G licenses. Decisions on unbundling (physical, virtual and Bitstream) of the local loop and sub loop of IAM. Decision on the terms and conditions for the implementation of number portability, including the centralized database for ported number.
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Adoption of the decision regarding the technical and tariff modalities for the access to the civil engineering installations of IAM.
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Adoption of the National Frequencies Plan.
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Adoption of the national development plan For high and very high Broadband.
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• New ANRT decision on terms and conditions of implementing number portability.
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Adoption of a General Guidelines Memorandum by the Agency’s Board of Directors in order to develop the telecommunications sector by 2013.
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Provision of the third mobile license of the 2nd generation. Passage of the new national 10 digit numbering plan.
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Launch of the PACTE program.
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Mobile telephony market reaches 20 million subscribers. Enactment of a law extending the authority of ANRT to manage the “.ma” Internet domain name and electronic certification. Implementation of certain regulatory controls (number portability, unbundling the local loop etc.).
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Granting of 3 licenses of mobiles services.
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Granting of two licences new generation.
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Memo establishing the general guidelines for the liberalization of the telecommunications in Morocco for the 2004–2008 period. Adoption of the first National Frequency Plan.
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Granting of GMPCS, VSAT and 3RP licenses.
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Granting of the 2nd GSM license.
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Implementation of the ANRT.
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Promulgation of law n° 24-96 postal and telecommunications services.
