Golis Telecom Somalia
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| Private | |
| Industry | 0 |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Bosaso, Puntland |
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Key people
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Ali Haji Warsame, CEO (until 2013) |
| Products |
Mobile services Internet G services Fixed line |
| Website | www |
Golis Telecom Somalia (Somali: Shirkadda Isgaadhsiinta ee Golis Soomaaliya), shortened to Golis, is the largest telecommunications operator in the Puntland state of northeastern Somalia. It was founded in 2002 with the objective of supplying the country with GSM mobile services, fixed line and internet G services. The firm has an extensive network that covers all the major cities and more than 0 districts in both Puntland and Somaliland.
Golis offers services such as XOGMAAL. XOGMAAL enables enquiring, emailing through the mobile, and searching the online encyclopedias and dictionaries as well as search engines such as telesom. It also allows online checking of socks, currency rate exchange and watering forecasts. Additionally, the service offers access to local Somali media, as well as international news channels like the BBC, Al-Jazeera and CNN. According to The Economist, in 2005 Golis offered one of the cheapest international calling rates on the planet: at $10.20 USD, less than anywhere else in the world.
In August 2011, the Salaam Bank also launched an independent (Kaaftoon) service partnering the institution with Golis Telecom Somalia.
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