Alfa is the network name for the Mobile Interim Company 1 (MIC1), founded in 1994 under the name of Cellis, managed by France Telecom.[citation needed]
In 2004, the Lebanese government signed a management contract with FAL-DETE to operate the MIC1 network for four years. FAL-DETE renamed the Cellis network as Alfa.
In March 2010, Marwan Hayek became the CEO of Alfa.[5] In October 2011, Alfa launched Lebanon's first 3G+ technology, and subsequently was also the first operator in Lebanon to introduce 4G-LTE and 4G+ LTE-A technologies.
In 2014, Alfa was reported to have 1.8million subscribers.[6]
Following the decision by the Lebanese Government to transfer the operations of telecom company to the government. Orascom Telecom and Alfa CEO Marwan Hayek announced on 8 September 2020 the completion of transfer of MIC 1 to the Lebanese government, with the majority of the employees signing a new agreement directly with the government on 8 and 9 September.[7]
Shortly after, caretaker telecommunications minister Talal Hawat announced a new board of director with Jad Nassif as chairman.[8]
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