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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

Related Tags: mts, Russia


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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