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Articles tagged with: Ministry Of Communications
Nigerian Committee Recommends 12 Month Ban on New GSM Subscriptions
Nigeria's House of Representatives has recommended that the country's GSM operators be barred from selling new SIM card connections for twelve months - so that the networks do not continue to oversell their capacity and quality of service. A parliamentary committee was set up to investigate the poor services it claimed were being provided by mobile phone operators. more
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New Al Mamoon Telecoms Center Taking Shape in Baghdad
The new US$22.7 million Al Mamoon telecommunications center is taking shape in Baghdad, Iraq. Currently the project is 27 percent complete and is scheduled to open next February. Mohammad Abdula, a lifelong resident of Baghdad, says phone service in Baghdad is available locally allowing residents to call those in their immediate neighborhood. "But unless you use a cell phone, you can't call friends and family on the other side of the Tigris River or to other cities in Iraq. This facility is the first step in restoring and improving phone service here." He looks forward to the day when Iraqis can make international calls using their home phones as well as connecting to the internet. more
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Consultancy Says No Need for MVNOs in Israel
In their battle to prevent the requirement to offer MVNO access, the three top Israeli operators hired an outside consultancy to study the market, and it has concluded that the local market is sufficiently competitive to not require that MVNOs should be introduced. more
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Per-Minute Tariffs Banned in Israel
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Report: Avantel fined US$23,500 for illegal use of networks"
Colombia's ministry of communications (Mincom) has fined trunking operator Avantel 46mn pesos (US$23,500) for illegally using incoming long distance networks of mobile operators Comcel and Movistar, according to local daily La República. more
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Afghanistan Plans CDMA Network
Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications has outlined the plans for its CDMA network. H. E. Minister of Communications and IT underlined that now they sign an agreement with two Chinese companies (Huawei and ZTE) and plans to sign another agreement with an American company names GSI to equip and supply Afghan Telecom to facilitate their digital mobile phone services within six months in the country. more
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Mincom plans additional WiMax cities
Brazil's ministry of communications plans to deploy WiMax projects in small cities, based on a project already implemented in Minas Gerais state, local tech publication TI Inside reported. more
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Iraq To Offer 3 New Mobile Licenses In August - Sources
AMMAN (Dow Jones)--Iraq is to offer three new licenses this month to operate national cellular telephone networks for up to 15 years, Iraqi officials and current mobile operators said Wednesday. more
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Sharp Rise in Profits for Israeli Operator
Cellcom Israel has reported a sharp jump in first quarter profits after operating profit increased 50% to NIS 347 million ($84 million). Revenues for the quarter increased 7% to NIS 1,438 million ($346 million); Revenues from content and value added services (excluding SMS) increased 42%. EBITDA increased 20% to NIS 535 million ($129 million) and EBITDA margin increased from 33.4% to 37.2% more
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Orange Israel Sees Sharp Jump in Net Profits
Israel's Partner Communications (which uses the Orange brand name) has reported first quarter revenues of NIS 1.4 billion (US$ 341 million) a rise of 6.9% on the quarter a year ago. The company also reported EBITDA of NIS 455 million (US$ 109 million), and a 22% jump in net income of NIS 196 million (US$ 47 million). more
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