| Albania's newest mobile telephone operator is building its network and systems at record speed. Vodafone Albania has extended its coverage since its August 2001 launch and is expected to cover 72% of the population till March 2002. Vodafone-Albania launched its GSM services in Albania on August 3, 2001 in what is likely to be one of the world's fastest GSM network rollouts. Vodafone-Albania has already activated 50 base stations covering the areas of: Tirana, Fushe-Kruje, Kruje, Lac, Burrel, Lezhe, Shkoder, Elbasan, Pogradec, Korce, Durres, Shijak, Kavaje, Rrogozhine, Berat, Kucove, Lushnje, Fier, Ballsh, Vlore, Gjirokaster, Sarande and the areas around those cities.
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