Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) announced on Wednesday that its telecommunications subsidiary, Altech Autopage Cellular, has signed a distribution agreement with Neotel.

The channel partnership affords Altech Autopage Cellular the opportunity to market Neotel's entire product range, allowing customers to purchase "off the shelf" fixed line, voice and data products.

The partnership, which is effective as of the 27th of August 2008, will provide South Africa's new telecommunications network with a nationwide retail distribution point.

Altech Autopage Cellular, the largest independent cellular provider in the country, has been a player in the telecoms space for over 14 years and is considered to be a telecommunications and connectivity specialist channel in the market, offering a vast range of products to service the needs of their customers.

Altech's Chief Executive Officer, Craig Venter commented: "Altech Autopage Cellular has a long history of independence and resides as South Africa's leading independent service provider in the mobile telephony and data markets."

Venter added: "We've always offered the customer a variety of choices from networks, tariffs and devices, and we have consistently, and will continue to offer the most competitive prices to the consumer. Our distribution agreement with Neotel fits perfectly with this business strategy."

The partnership with Neotel will afford Altech Autopage Cellular.s customers, many of whom do not have a fixed line telephone or data service, an immediate proposition of a fixed line solution to enhance and complement their existing mobile services.

Neotel offers the consumer a viable alternative to Telkom's existing products and services.

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