What state-owned telecom operator manages the fixed-line telephone network and international data gateways in Lebanon?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Ogero (Organisme de Gestion et d'Exploitation de l'ex-Radio Orient)
- Step 1: Ogero was established in 1972 to operate the telecommunications infrastructure on behalf of the Ministry of Telecommunications.
- Step 2: It maintains the nationwide copper and fiber-optic backbone and operates the public Internet exchange.
Answer
Ogero (Organisme de Gestion et d'Exploitation de l'ex-Radio Orient).
Why not the others: 'Touch' is one of the two state-owned mobile networks (managed by Zain); 'Alfa' is the other mobile network; 'LibanPost' is the private postal concessionaire.
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