Telecom Minister Charles El Haj at Mobile World Congress in Doha: Expanding Fiber and Opening the Sector to Investment

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1. 8 Nov 2026, 14:50 Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Doha, Telecom Minister Charles El Haj affirmed that Lebanon takes pride in supporting the Doha ministerial declaration on digital transformation, noting that Qatar stood by Lebanon in difficult years and that Lebanon does not forget this support. He explained the ministry's steps to strengthen network resilience through solar power, infrastructure sharing, national roaming and fiber expansion, and called for Arab cooperation on international connectivity.
2. 8 Nov 2026, 15:57 During his participation in the Mobile World Congress in Doha, Minister El Haj affirmed that the ministry is working to expand the fiber-optic network across various regions and to open the telecom sector to private investments, pointing to the introduction of solar power at network sites, infrastructure sharing and national roaming to boost the sector's resilience, and to Lebanon's readiness for Arab cooperation on international connectivity, while commending Qatar's support.
3. 8 Nov 2026, 17:03 The Lebanese official El Haj announced that work is underway to open the telecom sector to investments, in a brief statement without further details on the mechanism, the parties involved or the timetable.

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