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Lonestar Cell

Logo: lonestarcell.com3

Telecommunication company in Liberia1

Lonestar Cell is a telecommunications company based in Monrovia, Liberia. The company owns and operates the largest Wireless telecommunications network in Liberia, with 48% of the market share in 2011. Founded in 2000 by Beirut-based Investcom, the company became a subsidiary of the South African conglomerate MTN Group following MTN's acquisition of Investcom in 2006.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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Lonestar Cell is a telecommunications company based in Monrovia, Liberia. The company owns and operates the largest Wireless telecommunications network in Liberia, with 48% of the market share in 2011. Founded in 2000 by Beirut-based Investcom, the company became a subsidiary of the South African conglomerate MTN Group following MTN's acquisition of Investcom in 2006. Liberian businessman Benoni Urey is the Chair of Lonestar Communication Corporation and owns a significant portion of the company through his PLC Investments Group.2

Corporate structure

Lonestar Cell is part of a group headed by MTN Group. 17 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • MTN Group Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Lonestar Cell Monrovia
    • MTN Irancell Subsidiary · 49% · Tehrān
    • Mascom Subsidiary · Gaborone
    • MTN Cameroon Subsidiary · Cameroon
    • MTN Congo Subsidiary · Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
    • MTN Côte d'Ivoire Subsidiary · Ivory Coast
    • MTN Nigeria Communications Plc Subsidiary · Ikoyi, Nigeria
    • MTN South Sudan Subsidiary
    • MTN Syria Subsidiary · Damascus
    • MTN Uganda Subsidiary · Kampala, Uganda
    • MTN Group Fintech Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • MTN (Mauritius) Investments Limited Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • MTN Foundation Subsidiary
    • MTN Ghana Subsidiary · Ghana
    • MTN INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • MTN International (Mauritius) Limited Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • mobile phone

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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