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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Alcatel-Lucent admits to bribing African officials in six countries
Now Playing: Alcatel-Lucent corruption des pots de vin en 6 pays africaines
Topic: Crisis Room

Alcatel Bribes for  Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Mali 

 Admission by Alcatel-Lucent of improper payments to obtain telecom contracts in six African countries has shown that corruption in the region’s telecom sector is still rife despite targeted efforts to punish companies and government officials involved in the practice.

The company used third parties in Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Mali who acted as conduits for bribing customers and officials in order to obtain telecom contracts. Alcatel S.A. and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay a combined US$92 million penalty to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations into the worldwide sales practices of Alcatel S.A. prior to its 2006 merger with Lucent Technologies to form Alcatel-Lucent.

 

 “For a long time now, it’s really been difficulty to understand how Alcatel has been able to get many contracts in Africa including supply contracts for undersea cables. Now it’s clear,” said Amos Kalunga, a telecom analyst from the Computer Society of Zambia.

source CIO EAST AFRICA: cio.co.ke

 


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Alcatel-Lucent paie 137 millions $ pour solder une affaire de pots de vin aux US 

Selon les accusations de l’époque (qui portent sur des faits s’étant déroulés entre la fin des années 90 et 2006 - avant la fusion avec Lucent), Alcatel ainsi que trois de ses filiales (Alcatel CIT, Alcatel de Costa Rica et Alcatel Standard) auraient versé des pots de vin à des célébrités ainsi qu’à certains membres des gouvernements du Costa Rica, du Honduras, de la Malaisie et de Taiwan pour remporter des marchés au niveau local.
 

source: lemagit.fr

 


Posted by solarlife at 5:08 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, 12 January 2011 5:25 AM EST

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