Telecoms news from Tajikistan

Tajik Communications Service Explains Website Blockages

The Tajik government's Communications Service says some websites were blocked this month to prevent the "spread of false information and possible blackmail." ...more.

Tajik private phone provider business booms

Tajik private mobile phone providers are outcompeting government-linked providers, Avesta.tj reported November 19, quoting the Tajik Statistical Agency. ...more.

Vimpelcom Expands USSD Mobile Menu Service to Additional CIS Subsidiaries

Sicap has announced the integration of its value-added mobile service menu browser platform into Vimpelcom's subsidiary networks. ...more.

Tajik Firefighters Angered By False Emergency Calls From Afghanistan

Mobile phone operators in Tajikistan's Badakhshan Autonomous Province have terminated service to 30 users who have repeatedly made false emergency calls to the local fire brigade. ...more.

Tajikistan Fatwa Bans SMS-Divorce

Tajikistan's Council of Ulema is set to issue a fatwa banning a so-called SMS-divorce, the state religious committee announced today. ...more.

Tajikistan Plans New Taxes on Mobile Phone Use

The Central Asian country of Tajikistan has proposed a 3 percent excise tax on mobile phone use. The bill was passed last week by the Parliamentary lower house, ...more.

Tajikistan criticises telecom industry

Tajik authorities have been trying to take control of the cellular communications market, which is divided among eight operator companies, half of them foreign co-owned. ...more.

Tajik Officials Reverse Ban Against Mobile Phone Ads

Tajikistan's industry and government officials say a government ban on mobile phone advertising in Dushanbe has been suspended, ...more.

Dushanbe Campaign Against Mobile Phone Ads Draws Fire

A Tajik communications official has complained about the removal of mobile phone advertisements from billboards in Dushanbe, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. ...more.

Russia and Central Asia Q1 2009 Regional Roundup

The last twelve months has seen a total of 41.8m new customers in the Russia and Central Asia region. Of these, 6.86m came in the final period, the first three months of 2009. ...more.

Tajikistan Bans Mobile Phones in Schools

The parliament in Tajikistan has adopted amendments to laws on education which will now ban the use of mobile phones in all educational facilities in the country, ...more.

Russia's largest cellular provider by users, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), is in talks to buy Tajikistan's Vavilon Mobile, the Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. ...more.

MTS Russia - December 2007 Customer Numbers

Mobile TeleSystems, Russia's largest operator, registered 4.14m new connections in Q4 2007 to take its overall total to 85.77m. ...more.

Tajikistani Operator Orders Series of Mobile Platforms

EastWind, a Russian software developer and part of SITRONICS Telecom Solutions business division has been selected to deliver a complex of systems for Tajiktelecom, a national Tajikistani mobile operator. ...more.

Huawei Wins WiMAX Contract in Tajikistan

China's Huawei has been selected by Babilon-T, the largest telecommunication operator in Tajikistan, to deploy the Central Asia's first WiMAX commercial network. ...more.

Intec Secures Billing Contract with VimpelCom Subsidiaries

Intec has signed and implemented a group license and services agreement for its Interconnect intercarrier billing solution with several VimpelCom subsidiaries. ...more.