Etisalat; definite winner of third operator tender: telecommunication ministry

However, the source, who did not wish to be named, said although Etisalat was announced the winner today after the envelopes had been opened, but the final certification of that has not yet been issued.
The consortium consists of Tamin TeleCom and UAE’s Etisalat.
Kuwait’s Zein and OmanTel had been declared as runners-up.
Information on Tamin TeleCom is somewhat scarce except that it is a subsidiary of social security organization.
UAE’s Etisalat is currently active in 17 countries in Asia, Africa and the Mid-East and ranks twelfth among major world mobile phone operators.
Third operator is required to provide 3G mobile phone services and draw up to 17m subscribers.

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