par This Is Beirut, 04/01 16:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Syndicate of Telecom Employees, representing mobile phone operators in Lebanon Alfa and Touch, has once again spoken out, announcing that next week will be “crucial” if the Ministry of Telecommunications does not meet its demands and sign a collective agreement guaranteeing better work conditions. The syndicate assured that it “will not ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/01 13:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Profits made by the two mobile operators Alfa and Touch increased by tens of millions of dollars year-on-year while expenses were reduced, saving millions of dollars which were transferred to the Treasury. The financial conditions of the two mobile operators were on the agenda of the parliamentary Information and Telecommunications Committee, ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/02 17:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a letter sent to employees on Monday, the union of cell phone operators Alfa and Touch announced "a complete work stoppage starting this afternoon." It demanded that employees' salaries be adjusted and paid in full in fresh dollars and that the collective labor agreement be signed. The union pointed out that negotiations have been going on for ...
10/02 18:52 - Reading : less than a minute
According to information obtained by This is Beirut, the strike observed by employees of Lebanon's cell phone companies, Alfa and Touch, has led to the shutdown of several transmission stations, which is beginning to affect cell phone networks. At the same time, there is a shortage of top-up cards on the market. Against this backdrop, the Alfa ...
par Maurice Matta, 11/02 17:36 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
No signs of a solution loom on the horizon for the escalating crisis between the Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications, Johnny Corm, and the unions of employees of the telecommunications companies in Lebanon, Alfa and Touch. So far, the Minister has refused to sign the new collective labor contract requested by the employees, arguing that given ...
13/02 14:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following an intervention by MP Farid el-Khazen, the employees of Alfa and Touch decided to take a break in their dispute with the caretaker Minister of Telecommunications, Johnny Corm, by suspending the open strike they began on February 5. In a bid to defuse the prevailing crisis in the cell phone sector, Keserwan MP Farid el-Khazen received a ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 13:52 - Reading : less than a minute
The mobile operator Alfa issued a statement in response to the slowdown and /or malfunction of its Internet service, indicating that certain regions of Lebanon are experiencing a slowdown in Internet service due to a partial network failure. The operator assured that technical teams are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 18:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Cell phone operator Alfa announced late Monday afternoon that Internet service on its network was back up and running in areas previously affected by the partial disruption. Alfa had indicated in the morning that Internet service was slowing down in certain regions of Lebanon due to a partial network failure. The operator assured us that ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/10 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two transmission stations belonging to the mobile phone operator Alfa were completely destroyed on Wednesday due to Israeli bombings in the southern suburb of Beirut. Alfa announced that it is implementing the necessary technical and operational measures to ensure service continuity and alleviate the increased strain on the network, particularly ...
