In line with the directions of the Iraqi Government to all mobile telecom companies in Iraq, Asiacell has announced that it began disconnecting 500,000 unregistered mobile lines on the 15th of June 2009. This step aims to encourage Iraqi citizens to register their mobile phone lines in accordance with the law and to support the Government's objectives in ensuring that mobile lines do no become a source of disturbance or trouble to Iraqi citizens, as well as to prevent mobile phones from being used for inhumane or terrorist purposes.
Positive results began to manifest right after this step was taken, as 400,000 Iraqi citizens came forth to legally register their lines which Asiacell promptly reactivated for them.
Commenting on this development, Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO of Asiacell, said: "As a nationalistic Iraqi company, we fully realize the importance of basing our operations on regulated and legal policies that correspond with governmental directions in Iraq while simultaneously ensuring the comfort and satisfaction of our customers, which is how all successful and large companies across the world operate. This is the most opportune time to take this step, and a new campaign to disconnect an additional 500,000 unregistered mobile phone lines began on the 1st of July 2009. We thank all the citizens who have supported us in this mission, and we look forward to maintaining our positive impact through our operations and efforts on the development of the Iraqi telecom sector in particular and the growth of the economy in general to help build a new Iraq."
According to figures from the Mobile World analysts, the operator ended Q1 '09 with 6.86 million customers.
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Posted to the site on 9th July 2009
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