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PowerCom

PowerCom (Pty) Ltd, commonly known as PowerCom, is a Namibian telecommunications infrastructure provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Namibia. Originally established in 2007 as Namibia's second mobile operator under the brand Cell One, the company was later rebranded as Leo before being acquired by Telecom Namibia in 2013. Since then, PowerCom has operated as Telecom Namibia's infrastructure subsidiary, holding a Class Network Facilities Licence issued by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) under the Communications Act (No. 8 of 2009). The company focuses on constructing, managing, and leasing telecommunications towers and related infrastructure across Namibia.

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PowerCom (Pty) Ltd, commonly known as PowerCom, is a Namibian telecommunications infrastructure provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Namibia. Originally established in 2007 as Namibia's second mobile operator under the brand Cell One, the company was later rebranded as Leo before being acquired by Telecom Namibia in 2013. Since then, PowerCom has operated as Telecom Namibia's infrastructure subsidiary, holding a Class Network Facilities Licence issued by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) under the Communications Act (No. 8 of 2009). The company focuses on constructing, managing, and leasing telecommunications towers and related infrastructure across Namibia.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365486673

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