Plus Communication

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Plus Communication Sh.A
Plus
Plus is the first and the only Albanian owned and operated mobile company
Type
Telecommunication
Industry Telecommunications
Founded June 2009, 10
Headquarters Tirana, Albania
Area served
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Services Telecommunications
Number of employees
312 (2016)
Website www.plus.al
Plus Communication SH.A. (also known as PLUS) is an Albanian-owned and operated
telecommunications company.[1] It is the 4th mobile operator in Albania by number
of subscribers.
Contents [hide]
1 Opening
2 International relations
3 Services
4 Market share
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Opening[edit]
Plus Communication was established on June 2009, after AKEP gave the Individual
Authorization (license) as the bidder with the highest value, to provide mobile
telephony services. The company started its commercial operations on December 6,
2010 and within a very short time managed to cover 99% of Albania territory with
quality signal. [2]
International relations[edit]
PLUS, as the newest company in the telecommunications market, took advantage of
using advance technology, as well as a consolidated network to cope with any future
challenges, cooperating so with the prestigious international companies, such
as:Nokia Siemens, NEC, and Comverse for provision of some of its equipment and
services.[3]
Services[edit]
All PLUS subscribers can take advantage of the network usage, various products and
services, to fulfill their needs for an economic and full communication. Plus
Communication is in a continuous process to upgrade and expand its network all over
the country, to serve better to its customers. Fulfilling their demands and needs
remains one of the priorities of the company, providing not only quality products
and services, but also transparency and the right of choice.
PLUS is unique, being the only Albanian business operating in telecommunication
market. It is a great privilege for PLUS, toward the other foreign and established
mobile operators in the market, to reinvest its profits in Albania, contributing in
the country development.
Market share[edit]
Albania had in 2012 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of which
there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user is the
number of users that communicated in the last three months.[4]
The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and
Postal Communications Authority.
Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions) Ownership
1 Vodafone GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+ 1.839 or 34.76% (2012) Vodafone
2 Telekom GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+ 1.736 or 32.82% (2012) Deutsche Telecom
3 Albtelecom GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G 1.304 or 24.66% (2012) Albtelecom
4 Plus GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 0.410 or 7.76% (2012) Plus Communication