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Alfa fined for network outage [TeleGeography CommsUpdate](TeleGeography CommsUpdate Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star reports that telecoms minister Boutros Harb has levied a USD150,000 fine against state-owned, Egyptian-managed mobile operator Alfa over a service outage in north Lebanon earlier this month. The communication failure hit 2G mobile services in Kesrouan and Jbeil for a period of ten hours, according to a statement from the minister, adding that the fine amount was in accordance with the operating agreement between the Telecoms Ministry and Orascom Telecom. (c) 2014 PriMetrica, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |