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DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, LEGAL AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS Business activities

The process of notification of the regulatory framework, which was suspended following the events in the Central African Republic, was

CAR market share at December 31, 2017

relaunched and is expected to be finalized in 2017. MAIN REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS APPLYING TO AT CENTRE AFRIQUE

16 % Moov Centrafrique

21 % Telecel RCA

18 % Azur RCA

ATCentreAfrique is required to pay sector contributions and royalties, which may not exceed 3.5% of its annual revenue, and pays a tax on incoming international traffic in the amount of 40bCFAbfranc/min. On Decemberb14, 2015 AT Centre Afrique signed the specifications

45 % Orange Centrafrique

for its technologically neutral license. AT CENTRE AFRIQUE LICENSES

Source: Dataxis Moov Centrafrique’s Mobile business consists of prepaid and postpaid services through voice and data (mainly SMS) plans. It also provides roaming services for its mobile subscribers abroad and for customers of foreign partner operators visiting the CAR. At Decemberb31,2017,theCentral African Republic had895bthousand Mobile customers, representing a penetration rate of 18%. In this market, three operators are active alongside Moov Centrafrique: Telecel RCA, Orange Centrafrique and Azur RCA. Moov Centre Afrique relies on an 82 BTS network to provide its services. PERFORMANCE Moov Centreafrique’s mobile customer base changed as follows:

Licenses and authorization Global mobile

Award date Expiration Date Term

Juneb2008

Juneb2038 30 years

2017 HIGHLIGHTS Regulatory highlights for 2017:

– the suspension and later withdrawal of the decree raising the levy on inbound international calls from 40 CFA/min to 260 CFA/min; – the granting of a 3G license to AT RCA. 3.2.2.7 CASANET Awholly ownedMaroc Telecom subsidiary, Casanet is a major player in New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) in Morocco. These services are organized into networks and systems, IT solutions, Cloud Computing and online content and services. – Networks and Systems: — networks;

Unit

2017

2016

2015

Mobile customer base (000)

144

144

149

At Decemberb31, 2017 Moov Centrafrique had 144,000 Mobile customers (almost all prepaid), more or less unchanged from 2016. Moov Centrafrique had a market share of 15% at end-

— security; — systems; — seamless communications. – IT solutions: — specific development; — business solutions (CRM tool). – Cloud services: — hosting; — integration of SMS campaign solutions; — GPS technology; — collaboration; — My Cloud. – Online Content and services:

Decemberb2017. Regulations OVERVIEW

The legal framework applicable to the electronic communications sector in the Central African Republic is essentially based on Lawb 07.020 of Decemberb 28, 2007 on the regulation of telecommunications in the Central African Republic and Lawb07.021 of Decemberb28, 2007 on taxes and royalties for the operation of telecommunications networks and services applicable throughout the national territory. Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, is an independent public agency under the supervision of the Telecommunications Minister. The principal implementing texts of the laws of Decemberb28, 2007 are: Decreeb09.209 defining the conditions for implementation of 07.020; Order 013/MPTNT/09 of Decemberb3, 2009 establishing the international receiving rates for the Central African Republic, amended by Order 013 of Octoberb29, 2010; Decreeb020/MPTNT/09 of Julyb31, 2009 defining the regulatory fee procedures for existing licenses for the establishment and operation of telecommunications networks and services throughout the national territory; and Order 489/MPTNT/DIRCAB/DGART of Novemberb17, 2008 stipulating the general conditions for the establishment and operation of public telecommunications networks and services.

— production of digital content and online services for Menara. ma (editorial teamof the online newspaper Menara.ma, various services for the public such as Menara Jobs, Menara Real Estate and classified ads); — online directory service www.pj.ma ; — mobile sites.

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