VOL. XLVI

No 35

01-September-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraq Revenue Watch Warns Against US Bias In Telecoms Tender

In its latest report Iraq Revenue Watch (IRW) has raised concerns that the Coalition Provisional Authoritys (CPA) tender for licenses to run mobile telecommunications networks will favor US companies, lock out both Iraqi and non-coalition providers, leave Iraqis out of the selection process and leave the country with a mobile phone system incompatible with those currently in use...