Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Low income
Most populous city
Antananarivo

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Disclaimer: Note that the following information is not part of the score that the country receives on the Investing Across Sectors indicators. This information is provided as complementary to the data on the foreign ownership restrictions, and is based on the survey respondents’ comments and assessments. The World Bank Group does not guarantee accuracy of this information.

Sector group:
Telecom
Sector:
Fixed-line infrastructure: A foreign company seeking to own and operate wired telecommunications infrastructure for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video (i.e., switching and transmission facilities to provide point-to-point communications via landlines, or cable distributions systems).
Market structure:
 
Survey respondents' answer to the following question, "Define the market structure in your economy for this sector."
Monopoly
Regulatory license:
 
Survey respondents' answer to the following question, "If a foreign company wanted to obtain a sector-specific regulatory license (or a concession contract) to open and operate a new business in that sector, how likely would the government be to issue such a license, provided that the foreign company meets all legal and regulatory requirements?"
Will not issue a license
Additional comments:
Télécommunications law and its Decree of application 99-227; Monopoly of telma but the foreing owner hold a majority position
There are foreign firms currently operating in this sector