The operators of the currently government-controlled Lebanese mobile phone networks are officially called MIC 1 and MIC 2, for Mobile Interim Company. MIC 2 is the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Group, the rapidly growing Kuwait-based Arab telecommunications firm with operations across the Middle East. EXECUTIVE talked to MTC general manager, Saad Al Barrak, on their management of the Libancell network and on how long MTC would like to play an “interim” role. At this early stage, how are things going with the management of the Libancell network? Everything is going all right. We have significant achievements and although we have just started, we have the operation totally under control, with increases in subscribers, revenue, everything – which is extremely encouraging. How many employees do you have at this point? Today, we have 305 and I think this is the level we are going to stay at. That is more than
