Telkom Kenya

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Telkom Kenya
Type
Founded 1999
Headquarters Flag of Kenya Nairobi
Industry Telecommunications
Products Telecommuncations services
Internet services
Revenue ~ Kshs 40 bn 2010 projected
Employees ~ 6,500 2010 projected
Website http://www.telkom.co.ke/

Telkom Kenya is the sole provider of landline phone services in Kenya. It was previously a part of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation which was the sole provider of both postal and telecommunication services. The company operates and maintains the infrastructure over which Kenya's various internet service providers operate. As of 2004, most internet service is provided via dial-up service. Jambonet, an important Kenyan ISP, is a subsidiary of Telkom Kenya.

On 16th November 2007, France Telecom announced that it had won a bid to acquire 51% of Telkom Kenya's shares.[1] According to an IHT report, France Telecom and the Kenyan government are to bring 11 and 19 percent of their respective shareholdings on the market within three years of the deal's completion.[2]

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