Cell phones in Afghanistan
Phone Networks in Afghanistan |
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Latest Telecoms News from Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan - Total Market Grows to 6.7 Million Customers The battle for market leadership in Afghanistan took another twist in Q3 08, with Roshan regaining first place from Afghan Wireless....Taliban Order Daytime Shutdown of Mobile Phone Networks Afghanistan based Taliban insurgents have ordered mobile operators in Ghazni province, southwest of Kabul to shut down their networks during the daytime - claiming that they are being used to track the movements of Taliban fighters....Emerging Markets Mobile Penetration to Rrise from 46% in 2008 to 95% by 2013 Mobile penetration rates are forecast to rise from 46% in 2008 to 95% by 2013 according to a new survey of 34 emerging market countries published by Tariff Consultancy....Afghan Operator Launches Youth Tariff Afghanistan mobile operator, Roshan has launched a new tariff which the company says is designed and customized for Afghan youth....Asian Bank to Boost Rural GSM Service in Afghanistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide a US$55 million loan to the Afghanistan based mobile operator, Roshan so it can extend its coverage to parts of the country that have little or no telecommunications infrastructure in place....Taliban Burn Down Afghan phone tower Gunmen have burnt down a base station operated by MTN in Afghanistan's Kunar province. Eng Mia Jan, head of MTN in Kunar province told reporters that armed men attacked the four men working on the site and then set fire to the site....Afghan Phone Company Signs 2 Millionth Subscriber Afghanistan based Roshan says that it has reached 2 million active subscribers. The firm, which began operations in July 2003, as the second GSM provider in Afghanistan, before any basic telecommunications infrastructure was established...Cell phone shutdown angers Afghans Taliban attacks on telecom towers have prompted cell phone companies to shut down service across southern Afghanistan at night, angering a quarter million customers who have no other telephones....Afghanistan Launches the Privatization of Afghan Telecom Afghanistan's government has announced plans for the privatization of Afghan Telecom Corporation. The Ministry of Communications and IT released a Request for Expressions of Interest (REI) in the sale of 80% of the shares of the company....After recent attacks on mobile phone towers by Taliban militants, private cell phone companies have started shutting down their signals during night in some parts of southern Afghanistan, officials and consumers said Friday.... |