Vodafone wins mobile phone licence

The Gulf Times announced today that the bid to win Qatar's second mobile licence has gone to Vodafone.

Qatar Telecoms perssonel expressed surprise at the result, as GCC companies usually bid more aggressively than European countries.

The product manager of Qatar Telecoms suggested that the decision to choose Vodafone could have been influenced by the government "to get some more economic dynamism in the market with a European country."

This was in contradiction to what the regulator said i.e. simply that Vodafone had submitted the highest bid.

Unfortunately, Qtel will still remain the sole provider of fixed line services.

Also see:
Qtel and Telephones





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