Press releases

On August 1st 2012, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) signed an agreement standardizing the frequency allocations for broadcasting and mobile services in Morocco with those of neighbour countries.

The prices of telecommunications services continue to decline for the second quarter of 2012. For mobile, ARPM (Average Revenue Per Minute) fell from 0.78% MAD (before tax) per min at the end of June 2011 to 0.62 MAD (before tax) per min at the end of June 2012, a decrease of 21%.

On June 11th 2012 at ANRT headquarters in Rabat, the National Regulatory Authority of Information and Communication Technologies (ANTRIC) –Union of Comores –and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) –Morocco, signed a memorandum of understanding in the area of telecommunication

The annual survey collecting technology and communication technology indicators from households and businesses in 2011 was completed between January and March 2012 according to international guidelines and by taking into account the specificities of the Moroccan market.

ANRT conducted a study to develop a national action plan for the development of a broadband and ultra-broadband network in the Kingdom of Morocco. 

The main findings of this study include:

In the mobile segment, ARPM fell by 22%, reaching 0.65 MAD (before tax) per min at the end of March 2012 compared to 0.83 MAD (before tax) per min a year previously.

The fixed segment was down 11%. ARPM fell from 0.97 MAD (before tax) per min to 0.86 MAD (BEFORE TAX) in one year.

The Board of Directors of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) met on May 9th 2012 at Government headquarters under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Abdelillah BENKIRAN.

The Agency has recently published a study on the evolution of telecommunications service prices between 2008 and 2011. The result is an average price drop of 34% for this period (37% for mobile, 24% for fixed lines).

The price of calls measured by average revenue per minute (ARPM) confirms the downward trend at the end of 2011.

The agency has published a report on the quality indicators of the three operators of the GSM network mobile service, measured during the fourth quarter of 2011.