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Makedonski Telekom AD ( Macedonian : Македонски Телеком АД , lit.   'Macedonian Telekom PLC ') is a telecommunications company in North Macedonia with headquarters in Skopje . It is part of the Magyar Telekom Group, which is a fully consolidated subsidiary of international Deutsche Telekom Group. It offers a range of telecommunications and entertainment services, such as telephone services, a range of internet access services including broadband internet , entertainment IPTV products and operates the national telephone network .

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25-593: Makedonski Telekom has been present both on the top-most successful companies list and on the top-largest companies list, and has been ranked among the top 10 companies in North Macedonia. AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii was introduced on 1 January 1997 as a state-owned company independent of the Post Office. The predecessor of the Company which provided telecommunication, postal, banking and other services in

50-546: A base for the PSTN network migration towards the all-IP network. In less than nine months, as of November 2011 until June 2012, 100,000 Telekom users already used the new platform, i.e. were migrated on it. This platform replaces the existing digital telephone exchanges and is a preparation for the services of the new generation and the unlimited communication possibilities offered by the internet. In February 2014 Deutsche Telekom revealed that its subsidiary Makedonski Telekom had become

75-432: A completely digital fixed phone system. Taking into consideration that fixed phones are going mostly unnoticed and unused, this allowed Telekom to reduce its maintenance costs for the old analog technology, and provide cheaper and calls through the old medium (most notably unlimited nationwide calls through most of their 2 play and 3 play offers, and some free international call allowances at the highest tiers) Telekom offers

100-494: A mobile phone provider T-Mobile Macedonia (formerly Mobimak) began functioning as a separate legal entity (daughter company). On May 1, 2008, AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii officially became part of the Deutsche Telekom global family, accepting the new "T" brand. From this date onwards the company runs as a legal subject under the name Makedonski Telekom, Joint Stock Company for Electronic Communications – Skopje or under

125-576: A pick of 60.000 daily visitors. IDIVIDI publish 200 news items daily. Portal also provides services: 10 languages Dictionary; Classified ads; Ecards; Online chatting service; Forum community; Download of software from various categories; Online educational courses (Edukacija); Daily service information; Daily newspapers and electronic media news (IDIVIDI media); 24 hours LIVE cameras. Under IDIVIDI domain there are few other portals: Portal for user generated content (Moe video); Online gaming community portal (Maxarena). A large-scale wiretapping scandal shaked

150-404: A portfolio of Internet protocol-based services, data communications services, equipment sale and lease, and systems integration services. Makedonski Telekom endeavours to modernize its network and reach a high technological level. Modernization of the network infrastructure with the implementation of optical cables up to the end users, known as fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is one of the main focuses. By

175-622: Is a geographical sub-region of Europe , consisting primarily of the region of the Balkans , as well as adjacent regions and archipelagos . There are overlapping and conflicting definitions of the region, due to political, economic, historical, cultural, and geographical considerations. Sovereign states and territories that may be included in the region are Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia (alternatively placed in Central Europe ), Greece (alternatively placed in

200-498: Is the company responsible for postal service in North Macedonia . It was founded on 1 June 1992. This postal system–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a company in North Macedonia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South-East Europe This is an accepted version of this page Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe ( SEE )

225-483: The 1990s onwards, in part due to the negative historical and political connotations of the term Balkans , especially since the military conflicts of the 1990s in Yugoslavia in the western half of the region, the term Southeast Europe is becoming increasingly popular. The German Ständige Ausschuss für geographische Namen (Standing Committee on Geographical Names), which develops and recommends rules for

250-622: The Government of the Republic of Macedonia and a consortium led by the Hungarian telecommunications provider, Matav , signed a contract for the acquisition of Makedonski Telekomunikacii shares whereby Matav entered Makedonski Telekomunikacii shareholders register as the owner of 51% of the shares and thus became the dominant owner of the company. Since October 2008, the government still holds a stake in company stock directly. On 1 June 2001,

275-524: The Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) under the name PTT Makedonija was divided into two legal entities: AD Makedonski Telekomunikacii and AD Makedonski Posti . This resulted in the separation of postal operations from those of telecommunications and telegraphy, as well as in the separation of the relevant assets and liabilities. In March 1998, the company was registered as a Joint Stock Company in public ownership in order to prepare for privatization. The privatization took place on 15 January 2001, when

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300-635: The Republic of Macedonia in 2015 . High politicians and employees of the Security and Counterespionage Agency were charged with abusing their position. Macedonian Special Prosecution declared that Makedonski Telekom failed to cooperate with the investigation. In the aftermath Deutsche Telekom ordered Magyar Telekom to conduct an internal investigation. The internal investigation's findings were not made public. Post of North Macedonia Post of North Macedonia ( Macedonian : Пошта на Северна Македонија , Albanian : Posta e Maqedonisë së Veriut )

325-493: The abbreviated name, Makedonski Telekom AD – Skopje. With the implementation of the "T" brand, which was umbrella of the two now terminated sub-brands T-Home and T-Mobile , Makedonski Telekom took over Deutsche Telekom Group’s corporate identity and design, launching on the market a series of new products and services, among which the attractive Double Play and Triple Play offers. Makedonski Telekom and T-Mobile Macedonia as of 1 July officially became one company. The Resolution

350-964: The broader region of Southern Europe ), Kosovo , Montenegro , North Macedonia , Romania (alternatively placed in Eastern Europe ), Serbia , and the European part of Turkey (alternatively placed in the broader region of Southern Europe, also in Western Asia with the rest of the country). Sometimes, Cyprus (most often placed in West Asia ), Hungary (most often placed in Central Europe), Moldova (most often placed in Eastern Europe) and Slovenia (most often placed in Central Europe) are also included due to cultural or historical factors and affiliation. The largest cities of

375-563: The company is also improving the competitiveness in North Macedonia, as well as growth in mobile and broadband services on national level. The company has been active in the mobile telephone business since September 1996, when it was introduced as MobiMak when it was the first GSM mobile operator in the Republic of Macedonia. It was bought by Deutsche Telekom and in 2006 changed its name to Т-Mobile . In 2015 it changed its name to Makedonski Telekom , synchronising itself with other Deutsche Telekom group members. The network covers 99.9% of

400-424: The company will continue to offer its whole service portfolio intended for consumer and business customers. Makedonski Telekom is the dominant fixed and mobile line operator in the market of North Macedonia; it also operates as an Internet service provider, and as integrated telecommunications and entertainment services provider. Offering communication services and entertainment contents ensuring its future revenues,

425-424: The end of 2012, 88.068 FTTH homes passed, and 12.333 were connected to optic in several major cities such as Skopje, Kumanovo, Stip, Strumica, Ohrid, Gostivar. In November 2011, Makedonski Telekom started a project for modernization of the network through a new fully internet-based multimedia platform of the new generation. The IMS Platform is used for the provision of VoIP as part of the 2Play and 3Play services and as

450-416: The end of April 2024, the 3G network will be shut down in order to use the potential for better connectivity, higher speeds, better quality service for users, and better energy efficiency. The company provides fixed line services through VoIP and has various plans. All analog fixed equipment was shut down and transferred to ADSL-based VoIP, making North Macedonia among the first countries to transfer to

475-540: The first European incumbent to convert its PSTN infrastructure to an all IP network. It took just over two years for all 290,000 fixed lines to be migrated onto the new platform. The capital investment worth 14 million euros makes North Macedonia the first country in the South-East Europe whose network will be fully based on Internet protocol. Telekom IPTV was launched in November 2008 branded as MaxTV as

500-475: The first digital TV offer for customers in the Republic of Macedonia. MaxTV offers +150 (HD/SD) TV channels and interactive services via the IPTV platform. MaxTV is used by near 100,000 households. The first web portal, designed by MTnet (former Internet service provider of Makedonski Telekom), was released on December 7, 1999. At that time, it was a combination of MTnet product and general Internet content portal. It

525-401: The population and over 98.5% of the territory of North Macedonia . Telekom was the first telecommunications company in the country to introduce 4G LTE , GPRS , EDGE and various converged internet and mobile services. Prefixes that Makedonski Telekom use are: 070 (+389 70); 071 (+389 71); 072 (+389 72). On March 28, 2024, Makedonski Telekom announced through their social networks that by

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550-638: The region are Istanbul , Athens , Bucharest , Sofia , and Belgrade . The first known use of the term "Southeast Europe" was by Austrian researcher Johann Georg von Hahn (1811–1869) as a broader term than the traditional Balkans , a concept based on the boundaries of the Balkan Peninsula. Countries described in 2004 by Istituto Geografico De Agostini as being entirely within the Balkan region, are: Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Montenegro , and North Macedonia . However from

575-413: The uniform use of geographical names, proposes two sets of boundaries. The first follows international borders of current countries. The second subdivides and includes some countries based on cultural criteria. The following countries are included in their classification "Southeastern Europe": In this classification, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia are included in Central Europe , while Turkey (East Thrace)

600-583: Was adopted on the Shareholders’ Assembly held on 17 June by accepting the Accession Agreement. As of 1 July, T-Mobile Macedonia ceased to exist as a legal entity, whereas all employees, and the total assets and liabilities were taken over by Makedonski Telekom. On 3 September 2015 Makedonski Telekom announced that the company will terminate the two product brands T-Home and T-Mobile and introduce one brand - Telekom, under whose umbrella,

625-550: Was the first portal of that kind, offering mostly daily updated news and information to Internet users in the Republic of Macedonia. IDIVIDI (www.idividi.com.mk), as a brand, was launched in February 2004, introducing new types of content and adding functionality related to content publication and interaction with the visitors. Topics include World/Domestic News, Business information, Sports, Style, Fun, Health, Technology. By 2008 IDIVIDI has average 35.000 daily visitors and reached

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