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Articles tagged with: GSM License and Turkcell
Iraq Planning to Award Two Additional Mobile Licenses
Iraq's government has approved plans to tender two additional mobile licenses, with one of them reserved for 3G services. The country already has three mobile networks, although there have been complaints from the regulator about poor coverage and service reliability. more
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Iran to Announce 3rd GSM License Tender Within Days
Iran is expected to announce a tender for a third GSM license in the country within the next few days, but may be required to offer generous terms to encourage investors into the country. The political interference in the tender for the second mobile license is still causing legal problems at the International Court for Arbitration. more
Related Tags: megafon, mtn, irancell, satellite, vimpelcom, tci, Iran
FOCUS: Russian operators find expansion success in CIS
MOSCOW, July 24 (Prime-Tass) -- Nearly five years have passed since Russian mobile operators began to expand beyond the domestic market and operators have made great strides in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In the meantime they all failed to have made any non-CIS acquisitions. more
Related Tags: etisalat, megafon, teliasonera, alfa, sistema, mts, comstar, moscow, tele2, ote, fintur-holdings, emirates, altimo
Turkey's Turkcell has announced that the CEO of the Company, Muzaffer Akpinar has resigned from his CEO position. With regard to the Company's international operations, he will continue with his board membership duties, which are related to the investments in Ukraine, and at Fintur Holdings, as well as at the GSMA Association. The Company's Board of Directors shall appoint the new CEO at the next Board Meeting. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, cukurova, gsma, altimo
Russia's MTS finds local partner to bid for Egypt license
MOSCOW, May 5 (Prime-Tass) -- Russia?s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has found a local partner to participate in the tender for a third GSM license in Egypt, Vedomosti and Kommersant business dailies reported Friday. more
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FOCUS: Kazakhtelecom may get GSM license, remain state-owned"
MOSCOW, Apr 5 (Prime-Tass) -- Kazakhtelecom, the key fixed-line operator in Kazakhstan, is increasingly looking to diversify its activities and get a GSM license this year, but the government may not be interested in the privatization of a major cash cow although a lot depends on the will of the ruling clan headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. more
Related Tags: alfa, voip, kazakhtelecom, gsm-kazakhstan
FOCUS: Russian operators want to expand abroad, opportunities limited"
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Prime-Tass) -- Russia's largest mobile operators have divided the saturated domestic market and are now looking for opportunities in neighboring countries but there are not many assets available for sale and they may be pricey. more
Related Tags: alfa, sistema, megafon, magticom, alfa-group, vivacell, ote, fintur-holdings, geocell
Turkcell threatens to withdraw from Iranian GSM venture
Turkeys Turkcell has issued an update on the approval process of its GSM license agreement in Iran. As announced on September 23, 2004, the GSM license agreement has been signed between Irancell, the company that will carry out the GSM operations in Iran, and the Iranian government, which is 51% owned by Turkcell. However, they had also announced that Irancell would not become a licensed GSM operator until the license fee of US$391 million is paid. more
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Southern Cyprus confirms GSM license auction details
Greek Cyprus has said that it will auction off the country's second GSM license by the end of this year, breaking the local monopoly operated by CyTA. Communications Minister Averof Neophytou told reporters "We pledge to begin the auction process in an effective, impartial and transparent manner," more
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