Mauritania has three operators, the original monopoly,
Mauritel (now owned by
Vivendi's Maroc Telecom),
Mattel (owned by
Tunisie Telecom) and Chinguitel, which started operating in December 2006. The country only has around 1000 DSL subscribers, and 300,0000 internet subscribers in total, out of a population of 4.5 million. Monthly DSL charges were high, around US$30 per month, but have now dropped to MRO 10,000 (around US$20) per month. ==See also==