Articles tagged with: Megafon and Vimplecom
Russia May Investigate Operator Roaming Fees
Russia's Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) has announced that it is considering setting up a formal investigation into the roaming fees charged by the country's big-three mobile networks. more
Related Tags: federal-anti-monopoly-service, fas, roaming, mts, Russia
Iran Grants 3rd National Mobile Phone License
UAE based Etisalat has reportedly been granted the 3rd national mobile license in Iran, the semi-official Fars News Agency has announced. The agency reported the news, citing an unnamed source at the telecommunications ministry. more
Related Tags: etisalat, mtn, irancell, gsm, tci, tehran, Iran
Syria Looking to Award 3rd Mobile License
The Syrian government is considering offering a 3rd mobile license, and is already in talks with Russian mobile operators to launch a network. The country currently has two networks, locally owned Syriatel and South African owned, MTN Syria. more
Related Tags: mtn, mts, syriatel, Syria
Iran Looking to Sell Large Stake in State Owned Telco
The Iranian government has announced plans to sell off a second stake in the state owned telecoms operator, the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI). The government recently floated a five percent stake on the local stock market and had been expected to seek an external investor. Ali Rahmani, managing director of the Tehran Stock Exchange has now confirmed that a 49% stake will be sold to a single investor, with a foreign party being invited to take up to 35% of the company. more
Related Tags: mtn, irancell, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
MTS Confirms Interest in Taking Stake in Russian Mobile Phone Retailer
Russia's MTS has confirmed that it is interested in buying a minority stake
in the country's largest mobile retailer, Euroset. The retailer was raided by
police on two separate investigations last week - one related to claims of fraud and the other an alleged kidnapping by an employee several years ago.
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Related Tags: alfa, mts, sistema, cdma, police, euroset, Russia
Iran to Sell 25% Stake in National Operator
The Iranian government is planning to sell off up to a quarter of the state owned telecoms operator, Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI). The government will launch a standard floatation on the Tehran stock exchange for five percent next week and then seek an investor to take a twenty percent block in the company at a later date. more
Related Tags: intel, mtn, irancell, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
Five Firms Short-listed for Russian 3G Rollout
Russia's megafon is reported to have short-listed five companies as suppliers for its US$1 billion 3G network rollout. Local tech publication, CNews names Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, Nokia-Siemens and Huawei as the five companies which have been invited to submit formal tenders. more
Related Tags: mts, huawei, volga, Russia
MegaFon Launches 3G Network in St. Petersburg
Russian operator, megafon is reported to have launched the first part of its 3G network, in St. Petersburg - while MTS and VimpleCom are still testing their network deployment. A report in the RBC Daily newspaper said that the company plans to expand the network next year to all 16 regions. more
VimpelCom Fri Board Meeting Seen Key To Future Direction
MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--The board of OAO Vimpel Communications (VIP), Russia's second-largest mobile phone network operator, meets Friday to decide on a strategic move that could ultimately decide the future of the company's ownership. more
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