Articles tagged with: Roshan and Etisalat

Afghanistan - Total Market Grows to 6.7 Million Customers

The battle for market leadership in Afghanistan took another twist in Q3 08, with roshan regaining first place from Afghan Wireless. The latter first took the lead in Q4 07, although it was ahead by just 3k customers; however, this advantage increased to 130k at the end of Q1 08. roshan fought back in Q2 08, narrowing the deficit to 30k, and Q3 08 saw it surge ahead with 2.34m customers to 2.20m for Afghan Wireless.  more

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New GSM Operator for Afghanistan

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based, Etisalat says that it has secured a GSM license in Afghanistan for a license fee of US$40 million. The agreement was signed by HE Amirzai Sangin, Minister of Communication, Afghanistan, and Mohammad Hassan Omran, Chairman of Etisalat, at the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi. more

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