VOL.XLV

No19

13-May-2002

LEBANON

Political Differences Delay Telecoms Privatization In Lebanon

Sharp differenceshave arisen between Lebanese President Emile Lahoudand Prime Minister Rafiq al-Haririover the planned privatization of the high-earning telecommunications sector inLebanon.The contracts for the private operating companies Cellisand LibanCell were cancelled last June (MEES, 25 June2001) as the result of a dispute between the government and the companies thatbegan in 1998, when the former...