Recently it was officially announced the winner of the public tender for 4 mobile phone operator in Angola, the contest had 27 competitors (18 national and nine foreign), but only two met the requirements required by the competition rules and reached the final stage.
After being announced the winner of the referred competition which is the company “Telstar“, Several internet users through social networks and elsewhere, showed their discontent, and many of whom claim that Telstar should not win because it was a company established only in 2018 and that it has no experience in the sector.
In its defense, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies (MTTI) said in a statement that in its action, "the strict respect for the principle of legality and the rules contained in the Public Procurement Law, the General Regulation of Electronic Communications , the Strategic Plan on the Licensing Regime for Electronic Communications Operators, and other subsidiary legislation. "
The Evaluation Committee provided clarifications requested by the Candidates about the pieces of the Competition (Program of Procedures and Order Book). At the stage of prior qualification, the formal analysis of the applications resulted in the non-admission of entities that did not meet all the minimum requirements established in the mentioned specifications, "said the statement.
The note sent to the press further states that the operation aims to "the need to foster competition in the electronic communications market and the diversified supply of services and products to quality and affordable populations".
The process of assigning this title was conducted by an Evaluation Committee, appointed by the 137 / 18 Resolution of 29 de Maio, of the Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technologies, pursuant to 2, 41º, Law No. 9 / 16, of 16 of June - Law of the Public Contracts.
