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Articles tagged with: Orascom Telecom and Mobinil
France Telecom Appeal to Buy MobiNil Stake Rejected
France Telecom's appeal in its bid to buy the remaining shares in Eygpt's Egyptian Co. for Mobile Services has been rejected by the country's financial regulator. The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority rejected the offers by France Telecom to acquire the remaining shares as too low, saying they were less than the price set by an arbitration ruling for the majority of the company. more
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France Telecom Makes Fresh Bid to Settle Egyptian Dispute
France Telecom is reported to have made a new offer to buy all the shares in the Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (ECMS) in a new move to resolve the ongoing row with Orascom Telecom over their joint holding in Egypt's MobiNil. more
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MobiNil Profits Down on 3G Costs and Debt Interest
Eygpt's MobiNil, which is in the midst of a tussle between Orascom and France Telecom has posted a 6% drop in first-quarter profits to EGP424 million (US$75 million) - below most analysts expectations. Imputed interest amounts relative to 3G installment payments charged during the first quarter amounted to EGP 29 million and higher interest costs are the main driver for the decrease. more
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Orascom Telecom Announces its Compliance with ICC Ruling
Following a legal ruling last week, Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) says that it has transferred shares it holds in Mobinil to France Telecom. There has been a quite public dispute between the two companies since the legal ruling, with Orascom claiming that the paperwork hadn't arrived, and France Telecom insisting that Orascom was being obdurate. more
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Court Order Gives France Telecom Control of Egypt's MobiNil
Orascom Telecom has lost a legal action and been ordered to sell its entire stake in Egypt's MobiNil to France Telecom. In 2007 Orascom Telecom initiated an arbitration against France Telecom at the Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to try and force France Telecom to transfer its MobiNil shares to Orascom Telecom. more
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Mobinil Records Record Quarterly Profits
Egyptian mobile operator, Mobinil has reported its highest every quarterly profit, but warned that growth would probably slow during 2009 as the economy remains sluggish. The firm reported fourth quarter profits of EGP 551 million (US$10.4 million), while revenues jumped by 24% to EGP 2.644 billion (US$481 million). more
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Ditech deployed by 4 mideast carriers for call quality
Ditech Networks says that its voice processing platforms are now deployed by four major mobile operators in the Middle East region. Algerian carrier Djezzy, EgyptÃ's Mobinil along with PakistanÃ's Mobilink and a fourth unnamed operator are implementing DitechÃ's Voice Quality Assurance (VQA) solution to provide their subscribers with superior mobile call quality without purchasing additional spectrum or network infrastructure, a common issue in this region. more
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Western Union Inks Mobile Money Transfer Deal with Orascom Telecom
Money transfer firm, Western Union has created an alliance with Orascom Telecom to introduce mobile remittance services in select markets. The services aim to make low-principal, high-frequency remittances more convenient to the millions of consumers who send money every day. more
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Egyptian Network Launches 3G Coverage in Cairo
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) has launched its 3G network following several delays, which the company partially put at the door of the telecoms regulator. The company had expected to receive access to the radio spectrum on 17th January, but the radio frequencies were not released until March 27th. The company had hoped to launch its network in July, but again missed its deadline. more
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Orascom Telecom Q2 Profits Down 64%
Egypt based Orascom Telecom has reported a 64% slump in second quarter profits to US$80.8 million, considerably worse than financial analysts had expected. The drop was put down to slowing growth in Bangladesh and Pakistan along with higher financing costs and a US$30 million write down of its Algerian landline subsidiary. A drop was expected due to the removal of a one-off gain a year earlier. more
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