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    <title><![CDATA[Oman shortlists bidders for license]]></title>
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        Oman's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) has shortlisted 7 out of 10 bidders after the first round of bidding to offer telecom services in the remote areas of the Sultanate, Times of Oman has reported. The winning licensee will have the right to offer all kinds of telecom services within the government's Universal Service Obligation initiative area, and can also provide services in other areas but only after paying the requisite fees and getting their license amended, the regulator said. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Dell to create communications, mobile unit]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:06:35 +0400</pubDate>
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        Dell has announced plans to set up a new unit focused on communications and mobile devices, Reuters has reported. Ron Garriques, the former Motorola executive who was head of Dell consumer business, will head the new division, the company said. Dell had formally announced its entry into the mobile phone market last month. Its Mini 3 smartphone is being launched in China and Brazil this year. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Mobinil to issue $275m bonds]]></title>
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        Khalid Ellaicy, chief finance officer of Egypt's MobiNil has said the company's board will issue fixed-rate, unsecured 5-year bonds worth up to EGP1.5bn ($275m), Reuters has reported. Funds raised through the issue will be used to finance a number of licensing payments due in 2010 and upgrades to infrastructure, as well as the potential purchase of Internet firm LinkDotNet from Orascom, Mobinil said. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[BSNL suspends Zain acquisition plans]]></title>
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        Plans by Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to be part of a consortium to buy a stake in Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain have been suspended, according to Chairman Kuldeep Goyal, Reuters has reported. BSNL and state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam were considering a partnership with little-known Indian company Vavasi Group and Malaysian billionaire Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary to buy a 46% stake in Zain. However, the BNSL Chairman said it had taken the decision to pull out of the consortium of companies due to Vavasi not providing sought-for information. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Nokia launches Jordan mapping service]]></title>
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        Nokia Middle East has launched a route mapping service in Jordan for both pedestrians and drivers via their mobile phones. It uses the company's Ovi Maps application and also includes world maps. The Jordan map is free and includes road coverage of 28,621km, covering 100 municipalities, including street names and street directions. [AMEInfo.com]
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