EASSy Ownership
EASSy is owned and operated by a group of 16 African (92%) and international (8%) shareholders - all telecommunications operators and service providers. The EASSy consortium consists of the following members:
- WIOCC
- MTN International Group
- Sudatel, Sudan
- SPV2 (Vodacom/Telkom SA)
- Telma, Madagascar
- Neotel, South Africa
- BTC, Botswana
- France Telecom, France
- Mauritius Telecom, Mauritius
- British Telecom, UK
- Etisalat, United Arab Emirates
- Zambia Telecom, Zambia
- Saudi Telecom, Saudi Arabia
- Comoros Telecom, Union of Comoros
- Bharti Airtel, India
- TTCL, Tanzania
WIOCC is the largest shareholder in EASSy. It is jointly funded by a number of Development Finance Institutions and the following African telecoms operators:
- Gilat Satcom
- BTC, Botswana
- Onatel, Burundi
- U-Com, Burundi
- Djibouti Telecom, Djibouti
- TKL Orange, Kenya
- LCA, Lesotho
- LPTIC, Libya
- TDM, Mozambique
- Dalkom Somalia, Somalia
- Seychelles Cable Systems Company, Seychelles
- Zantel, Tanzania
- Uganda Telecom, Uganda
- TelOne, Zimbabwe
