Cell phones in Iraq
Phone Networks in Iraq |
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Latest Telecoms News from Iraq |
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U.S. Executives from Twitter, Google, and YouTube, among others recently visited Iraq as part of a U.S. State Department delegation. Executives met with government officials, educators, and other community leaders.... Can Iraqis tweet their way to a state of normalcy? "Breakfast time ... Lots of helicopters ... Met the president of Iraq ... Amazing palace." Tweet by tweet, the trip to Baghdad by Jack Dorsey unfolded on the Twitter network he co-founded....Qtel Profits Up 15% on New Services - Impacted by Currency Wobbles Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has announced a 58% rise in first quarter revenues to reach QAR 5.6 billion while profits rose 15% to reach QAR 604.4 million....Asiacell's Towers and Staff Struck by Terrorist Attack Iraqi mobile network operator, Asiacell was struck last Sunday by a terrorist attack in the province of Kirkuk which targeted the company's towers and personnel. The company said that one of their security guards was killed as a result of the attack, while another suffered serious injury....Iraqi Operators to List on Iraq Stock Exchange The Iraqi government has announced plans to require the country's three mobile phone networks to list their shares on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) by the middle of 2010....Iraqi Operators Fined for License Breaches The Iraqi government has upheld fines against two of the country's three mobile operators, after a meeting last year found that the three networks were in breach of their license conditions. ...Iraq to Fine All Three Mobile Networks Over License Breaches Iraq's three mobile phone networks all face fines from the government for apparently failing to meet conditions in their network licenses - reports Middle East Economic Digest (MEED)....Iraqi Operator on Target to Double Subscriber Base in One Year Iraqi mobile network operator, Asiacell says that it is on target to double its subscriber base within a 12 month period. The company had 3.6 million subscribers in February, and CEO Dr Diar Ahmad said in an interview that the customer base has now passed the six million mark....Zain Increases Stake in Iraqi Network Kuwait based, Zain Group has increased its ownership stake in Zain Iraq from 30% to 62% through exercising a pre-agreed call option between Zain and the owners of Athir National (Bahrain), which is one of the 3 founders of Atheer Telecom Iraq (Zain Iraq) for a total consideration of US$34.5 million....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.... |
