REGIONAL mobile operator Orascom Telecom (OT) said this week its African mobile phone operator Telecel had acquired a GSM 900 licence in Niger for $5.8m, to be named Telecel Niger. Telecel has been granted the new licence in Niger for a period of 15 years, renewable every five years. It covers data services and international VSAT services as well as mobile GSM 900 services. – Reuters