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June 07
World’s first borderless mobile network expands into Central Africa

May 07
MTC announces revenues of USD $1.356 billion (KWD 393 m), EBITDA of USD $563 million (KWD 163 m), net income of USD $247 million (KWD 71 m) for the quarter ending March 31, 2007

Mar 07
Celtel launches search for top African graduates.

Mar 07
MTC Managing Director meets with Zambian President, investment to reach US$ 400 million by end of 2007

Feb 07
Oscar winning actor participates in Celtel’s Build Our Nation programme in Uganda

Feb 07
MTC announces a record net income of USD 1.051 billion and revenues of USD 4.167 billion or 0.85 cents per share for year ended December 31, 2006

Feb 07
Dr Mohamed Ibrahim receives 2007 GSM Association Chairman’s Award

Feb 07
Ugandan President and MTC Managing Director discuss the way forward

Jan 07
MTC Group Managing Director meets with Nigerian President

Jan 06
MTC / Celtel Group Launches New Growth Strategy - ACE

Dec 06
Celtel CEO Marten Pieters steps down; Moez Daya takes on role as MTC Group’s interim COO for Africa

Sep 06
Celtel launches One Network: The world’s first borderless mobile phone network

Jul 06
Victoria Cullinan announced as winner of the Celtel sponsored CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year for Arts and Culture

Jun 06
Celtel secures US$ 70 million funding for expansion plans in Tanzania

May 06
Celtel International acquires controlling stake in Vmobile of Nigeria

Feb 06
MTC acquires premier African mobile operator Mobitel in Sudan

Jan 06
Celtel International launches 7 million USD Technical Center in Kinshasa

Dec 05
Celtel International, a subsidiary of MTC, acquires majority stake in Madagascar mobile operator Madacom

Dec 05
Celtel Gets Awarded For Its Achievements in 2005

Nov 05
Celtel wins Africa Investor Award

Sep 05
Celtel hosts Youssou Ndour for the show of the year in Burkina

Aug 05
TTCL and Celtel now separate companies

Jul 05
Celtel Board of Directors appointed

Jul 05
Government and Celtel International to strengthen the telecommunications sector in Tanzania

Apr 05
Celtel profitable divestment of Link Africa to Gateway Communications

Apr 05
Celtel signs up 6 millionth customer

Mar 05
Celtel accepts $3.4bn offer from MTC Kuwait

Mar 05
Celtel divests Celpay

Mar 05
$270 million fund raising completed

Mar 05
Financial results 2004

Jan 05
Celtel board changes

Jan 05
Celtel raises US$190 million loan

Dec 04
Celtel Kenya arranges refinancing

Dec 04
Celtel signs up 5 millionth customer

Dec 04
Pre-paid roaming across the Congo

Oct 04
Youssou Ndour is Celtel's Guest

Oct 04
Celtel wins IFC Client Leadership Award

Sept 04
Half year results 2004

May 04
Celtel acquires stake in KenCell

Feb 04
Revenues up 42%

Feb 04
TTCL agreement

Jan 04
Investment in Celtel

Jan 04
Celtel brand relaunch

Nov 03
Investment award

Sept 03
Bond issue

July 03
MSI appoints new CEO

June 03
Celtel expands

June 03
Journalism award

Mar 03
New MSI financing

Dec 02
MSI m-commerce

June 02
Celtel links Congos

Feb 02
MSI buys LinkAfrica

For more details, please contact: Martin de Koning, Celtel Corporate Communications Director, +31 23 554 2671 or +31 6558 22409, deKoning.M@celtel.com



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