Jordan Telecom

Infobox_Company
company_name = Jordan Telecom
company_
company_type = Private limited company (Ltd.)
foundation = 1971
location = Amman, Jordan | key_people = DR. Shabib Ammari
industry = Communications Services | products = Land telephone telecommunication services
homepage = [http://www.jordantelecom.jo/jordantelecom/Default.aspx http://www.jordantelecom.jo/jordantelecom/Default.aspx]

Jordan Telecom is a privatised company, now belonging to the Jordan Telecom Group (JTG).

History

The history of Telecommunications in Jordan can be traced back to early 1921. After the foundation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephony was established which further developed the country's Telecommunications Services. In 1961, the first automatic telephone switch service was introduced utilizing an electromechanical switch with a capacity of approximately 5000 lines. In 1971,a new government-controlled body, the Telecommunications Corporation "(T.C.C)" was set up to take over the day to day running of the communications services such as telephone, telegraph and telex. Also a satellite earth station at Baqa was in operation using Intelsat facilities . From 1973 to 1985, Jordan TeleCom's network underwent significant expansion as part of a government investment program. In 1993 the government was able to initiate a development program known as the National Telecommunications Program (NTP).