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Telecom Namibia

Telecom Namibia Limited, commonly known as Telecom Namibia, is a telecommunications and ICT service provider operating in Namibia. Established in August 1992, it is wholly owned by the Government of Namibia and serves as the national telecommunications operator. The company serves over 396,000 fixed and mobile customers, employs 986 people, and generates annual revenue of approximately N$1.5 billion. Telecom Namibia has invested billions of Namibian dollars in nationwide infrastructure and international connectivity, including subsea cables such as SAT-3, SEACOM, WACS, and Google's Equiano cable, making the company a regional internet hub and digital gateway for the SADC region. Its network now spans over 13,000 kilometres of backbone fibre, with more than 500 IP/MPLS points of presence, 228 digital destinations, and over 300 towers for mobile and fixed wireless services. Telecom Namibia acquired tn mobile in 2013, which now operates as its mobile division. Its main competitors are MTC Namibia, Paratus Telecom, and MTN Namibia.

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Telecom Namibia Limited, commonly known as Telecom Namibia, is a telecommunications and ICT service provider operating in Namibia. Established in August 1992, it is wholly owned by the Government of Namibia and serves as the national telecommunications operator. The company serves over 396,000 fixed and mobile customers, employs 986 people, and generates annual revenue of approximately N$1.5 billion. Telecom Namibia has invested billions of Namibian dollars in nationwide infrastructure and international connectivity, including subsea cables such as SAT-3, SEACOM, WACS, and Google's Equiano cable, making the company a regional internet hub and digital gateway for the SADC region. Its network now spans over 13,000 kilometres of backbone fibre, with more than 500 IP/MPLS points of presence, 228 digital destinations, and over 300 towers for mobile and fixed wireless services. Telecom Namibia acquired tn mobile in 2013, which now operates as its mobile division. Its main competitors are MTC Namibia, Paratus Telecom, and MTN Namibia.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 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 "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. 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=1377638735

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.