Telecel Faso

Telecel Faso is a mobile telecommunications operator in Burkina Faso. It was officially established in January 2000, during the liberalisation of the country's mobile telephony market that ended the monopoly previously held by the former state-owned operator. Commercial operations began in May 2000, when the company welcomed its first subscribers. At that time mobile phone services were still a luxury accessible to only a small minority of Burkinabè, and Telecel Faso set out to bring the new service to as many people as possible. The company's founding philosophy was expressed in its corporate mission, 'Offrir Plus' ('Offer More'). According to its own account, Telecel Faso faced the challenge of reconciling the large investments needed for quality services with the socio-economic realities of Burkina Faso, and adopted this mission as a way of addressing the Burkinabè market. The operator frames its business around the idea that connectivity is a driver of national development, particularly for the country's young population. Telecel Faso provides mobile telephony, internet access and professional services. Its consumer offer includes prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, voice and SMS bundles (including the Textomania SMS offer), mobile internet packages with day and night options, connection keys for computer use, and a range of mobile services such as unit transfers, remote recharge, SOS credit, me2u, call waiting, conference calling and call waiting. It also offers free roaming so that customers can receive calls at no cost when abroad, and a mobile money service branded Telecel Money. The company operates a network of points of sale across Burkina Faso's regions — reported at 50 points of sale in 2023. In the Burkinabè mobile market, Telecel Faso is one of the country's main operators. It held 19% of the mobile market in 2017 with 2.4 million customers, and by the third quarter of 2022 it was the country's third mobile operator with a market share of 14.61% and 3.151 million customers. Its leadership has included Moussa Sanfo and Dimitri Ouédraogo. Telecel Faso presents itself as a 100% Burkinabè operator and continues to market itself around the 'Offrir Plus' promise, regularly refreshing its subscriber kit and service portfolio.

Telecel Faso was officially established in January 2000, created in the context of the liberalisation of Burkina Faso's mobile telephony market, which ended the monopoly previously enjoyed by the former state-owned company. Commercial operations began in May 2000, when the operator welcomed its first subscribers. At that time, mobile phone services were still a luxury reserved for a small minority of the population, and the company stated from the outset its intention to bring the new service to as many Burkinabè as possible. Faced with the challenge of combining the massive investments required to set up high-quality services with the socio-economic realities of the country, Telecel Faso adopted a corporate mission it called 'Offrir Plus' ('Offer More'). This mission was tied to a vision of connectivity as a driver of national development: the company argues that better connectivity allows friends, families and relatives to help each other more, enables pupils, students and apprentices to educate themselves better, and helps private and public organisations increase productivity and create more added value. Telecel Faso presents this vision as underpinning everything it does. Over the following two decades the operator built out mobile telephony, internet and professional services. By 2017 it held 19% of the Burkinabè mobile market with 2.4 million customers. By the third quarter of 2022 it was the country's third mobile operator, with a market share of 14.61% and 3.151 million customers. In 2023 it operated 50 points of sale across the different regions of Burkina Faso. The company has been led by figures including Moussa Sanfo and Dimitri Ouédraogo, and describes itself as a 100% Burkinabè operator.

• 2023

  Operated 50 points of sale across the regions of Burkina Faso.

• 2022

  Third quarter: ranked third mobile operator in Burkina Faso with 14.61% market share and 3.151 million customers.

• 2017

  Held 19% of the Burkinabè mobile market with 2.4 million customers.

• 2000

  Telecel Faso officially established during the liberalisation of Burkina Faso's mobile telephony market.

• 2000

  Commercial operations launched, welcoming the first subscribers.

A 100% Burkinabè mobile operator built around the mission 'Offrir Plus' (Offer More), aiming to make connectivity accessible to the widest possible population and to support national development.

• Telecel Money

  Mobile money service.

• Textomania

  SMS offer for heavy texters.

• Free Roaming

  Service allowing customers to receive calls free of charge when abroad.

• Internet packages

  Classic and night internet packages with subscription codes.

• Connection key

  Device for using Telecel high-speed internet on a computer.

• Prepaid and postpaid plans

  Mobile voice and SMS plans for prepaid and postpaid customers.

1. 1Telecel Faso official websitetelecelfaso.bf
2. 2Our story | Who we are | Telecel Fasotelecelfaso.bf
3. 3Notre histoire : Telecel Faso, opérateur 100% burkinabètelecelfaso.bf
4. 4Services Telecel Fasotelecelfaso.bf
5. 5Telecel Faso — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
6. 6Wikidata Q115575309wikidata.org