| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | July 2001 |
| Headquarters | Algiers, Algeria |
| Employees | 3500 |
| Parent | Orascom Telecom Holding |
| Website | www.djezzy.com |
Djezzy GSM, a branch of the Algeria-based Orascom Telecom, is Algeria's principal mobile network operator, with a market share of 65% (over 14 million subscribers as of May 2008) and a network covering 84% of the population (48 wilayas.) It acquired the country's second GSM license in July 2001, with a bid of $737 million, and was officially launched on February 15, 2002. It has two competitors: the government-owned Algeria Mobile Network and Wataniya.