The state will not privatize Algeria Telecom, which “remains a public service par excellence,” says Mme. Houda Iman Faraoun, the Minister of Posts, Information Technology and communications. But she says “there may be an option for an Initial public offering (IPO), possibly, if the spin-off impacts the optimization of services and services,” adding that the sector must [keep pace with] the level of the technological advances world-wide, and “must undertake the restructuring of the sector.”