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Latest Telecoms News from Syria |
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Motorola Accused of Selling Phones to Restricted Countries A mistake on the Motorola website had suggested that the company is selling products to Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Sudan - which are prohibited by US law, and resulted in a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking clarification....US Government Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Mobile Operator The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blacklisted Syriatel, Syria's largest mobile phone operator, and Ramak, a chain of Syrian duty free stores after it named Rami Makhluf as an investor in both companies....Syrian Telco Plans US$1.5 Billion Investment Over 5 Years The Syrian Telecommunication Establishment (STE) says that it expects revenues of SYP62.5 billion (US$1.25 billion) during 2008 - a rise of nearly 13% from 2007, thanks mainly due to revenues from the country's two mobile network operators....Zain Denies Reports of Syrian Aquisition Kuwait's Zain (formerly MTC) has denied media reports that the company is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in the Syria based mobile network, SyriaTel. The Kuwait based Arabic language newspaper, Al-Qabas, citing unnamed sources said that the company was close to securing a 51% stake in the company....Two Mid-East Countries Offer Mobile Phone BackUps Mobile phone backup services provider, MobiComp says that it has won contracts with Syria's Syriatel and Yemen's Hi-Tec.... |