Established in 1992 amidst the breakup of Yugoslavia, this company was the first in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide GSM, 3G, IPTV, and other services.
[4] The company also includes Telecom Inženjering, the tenth-largest organizational unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina, headquartered in Sarajevo.
[6] In April 2022, the US Treasury added Bosnian MP Asim Sarajlić to the Specially Designated Nationals List under Executive Order 14033, noting in the reasoning that, among other things, "Sarajlic has also abused his position in relation to BH Telecom, a large BiH state-owned enterprise.
In this capacity, Sarajlic personally accepted from payment from job applicants in exchange for positions, and otherwise exerted inordinate influence over the hiring process.
As part of this activity, Sarajlic recommended candidates who were reportedly severely underqualified, undermining the integrity of the company.