EC investigates Telefonica, PT ‘non-compete’ agreement; 10% worldwide revenue fine mooted

According to Iran Daily, the Iranian government has earned close to IRR66 trillion (USD6.1 billion) – directly and indirectly – from telecoms services provided by MTN Irancell during the last six years. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, managing director Alireza Qalambar Dezfuli also took time to disclose a number of operational statistics. The number of cities covered by MTN Irancell, he said, stood at 1,874 by 23 September 2011, meaning that the telco’s network now covers 80% of the country’s population, including 22,000 villages and over 20,000km of roads, exceeding its previously-stated target of 9,000km [More]

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