![]() In 2017 the Minister of Telecommunications announced new prices for activating certain mobile SIM cards. In 2016 the government urged them to lower prices and both operators lowered some rates. In line with other countries that have adopted a similar policy like Turkey or Azerbaijan we greylist this country from now on.ĭon't be astonished, that Lebanon charges the highest prices in the region which - because of state regulations - remain pretty similar between the two operators, though Alfa is a bit cheaper. All visitors for less than 90 days using a local SIM card and all roaming travellers are not affected. This makes it very hard to use a local SIM card for more than 90 days. In 2018/19 the Lebanese government introduced a whitelist IMEI registration to combat tax evasion. ![]() Service quality is quite good, fast and reliable. In 2017 there was 85% 4G/LTE coverage of population across most parts of Lebanon. During 2016 both Touch and Alfa implemented substantial 4G/LTE upgrades and expansions. 2G/GSM is on 900 MHz up to EDGE, 3G on 2100 MHz up to HSPA+ and 4G/LTE has started on both networks on 1800 MHz (Band 3) in 2013. Both of them are owned by the state, but each managed by a foreign telecom company.
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