VOL. XLVI

No 7

17-February-2003

IRAQ

Iraq Fixed-Line Network Will Require $1bn Investment Over 7-10 Years, Says Report

Iraqs fixed line telecommunications network will require an investment of $1bn over seven to 10 years to repair the damage inflicted by the 1991 Gulf War and the years of sanctions that have followed, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) officials based in Baghdad cited in a report by Pyramid Research entitled Iraq: The Next Big Thing In Arab Telecoms?...