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31 January 2012 -- Faced with dwindling revenues from traditional voice operations, telecom firms in Bahrain are pushing ahead with plans to share mobile phone towers in a bid to cut costs and tap ...
Kirkuk, 29 January 2012 -- The people of Kirkuk are concerned about media outlets in the area, saying they care more about political parties than the audience. The director of Kirkuk TV says the stations ...
28 January 2012 -- Iraq should give its big telcos a break. The war-torn country's three mobile operators must list at least 25 percent of their shares as part of their licence agreements. But the ...
24 January 2012 -- Head of journalists in Kurdistan, said Sunday, on the instructions issued by the Ministry of Finance in the Government of the Region on the calculation of service journalist for ...
Beirut, 23 January 2012 -- Hundreds of Kurds in the French capital took to the streets onSunday to protest Paris-based TV satellite operator Eutelsat’s decision stop carryingthe broadcasts of Copenhagen-based ...
22 January 2012 -- Earlier this week, Gulf Bridge International (GBI) landed in Al Faw the first subsea cable providing connectivity to Iraq. With broadband penetration in Iraq currently standing at ...
Dubai, 20 January 2012 -- Qatar Telecom (Qtel) plans to buy out a private equity partner's stake in Iraqi telecoms operator Asiacell before offering shares in the company to the public, two banking ...
20 January 2012 -- Qatar has a key role in delivering the high capacity telecommunications network to Iraq after Gulf Bridge International (GBI) landed early this week its first ever subsea cable there.
Baghdad, 20 January 2012 -- On Monday the Iraqi Federal Court will hear the appeal against the Journalists Protection Law. The appeal has been lodged by the Journalists Freedom Defense Association ...
19 January 2012 -- The connection of the first undersea internet cable serving Iraq promises faster and more reliable broadband in the war-torn nation, says the company behind the project.
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