VOL. XLVII

No 08

23-February-2004

IRAN

TELECOMS

Iran Awards Mobile License To Turkcell-Led Consortium

Iran announced on 18 February that it had awarded its second mobile phone license to a group led by Turkish company Turkcell which includes Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson, Nordic operator TeliaSonera (which has a 37% stake in Turkcell) and three Iranian companies. The consortium, which will be the first non-government mobile operator in Iran, will pay an up front charge of 300mn, fees of...