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    <title><![CDATA[Telecom Egypt profit falls 13%]]></title>
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        Fixed-line Telecom Egypt has reported a lower third-quarter net profit, falling 13% to EGP826m ($151m), Reuters has reported. Broadband internet posted as a growth area with its data arm reporting 68% year-on-year growth in total broadband customers to 572,000. Fixed-line subscribers were 15% lower on year-on-year to 9.6 million. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Zain Africa 'not for sale']]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:59:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        Chris Gabriel, CEO of Zain's African division has said that Zain Africa 'is not for sale' and that it aims to become a top 10 global mobile player by 2011, Bloomberg has reported. On October 5, Zain had halted plans to sell its operations across 13 African nations at the request of potential buyers of a stake in the company.  [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[STC Malay telco stake to fall]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:58:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        Saudi Telecom (STC) has said that its 25% stake in Malaysia's Maxis Bhd would fall to 17.5% after the nation's biggest mobile phone operator sells shares to the public, Reuters has reported. 'STC will announce the financial impact of the IPO on the Binariang Group after being reviewed by financial auditors,' STC said. Maxis Bhd is set to raise $3.3bn in Southeast Asia's biggest IPO ever.  [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Omantel's Q3 profit up 1.9%]]></title>
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        Oman Telecommunications Co has recorded a 1.86% rise in its third-quarter net profit to RO32.8m ($85.21m), compared to a year earlier, Reuters has reported. Net profit for the first nine months of the year stood at RO105.8m, compared with RO107.4m in the same period in 2008. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Asiacell launches aircraft roaming service]]></title>
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        Asiacell, an Iraq-based mobile phone operator, has launched its new on-air roaming service. The new service enables Asiacell's postpaid subscribers to use GSM roaming services and full voice, SMS and GPRS services while on board commercial aircraft by using their ordinary mobile handsets.  [AMEInfo.com]
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