Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 47

22-November-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Orascom Telecom Launches GSM Services In Southern Iraq

Orascom Telecom Iraq (OTI), a subsidiary of Egypt-based Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), announced on 10 November the launching of its GSM services in the Southern region of Iraq. OTI said that it had fulfilled the terms of its 12 month license by building out its network in Central Iraq two weeks ahead of schedule. It was the first of the GSM operators to achieve...