Mon Aug 25, 2008
TEHRAN, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Iran is inviting companies from Monday to bid to become the Islamic Republic's third mobile operator, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The two existing operators in Iran, which has a population of about 70 million people, are the state telephone company and Irancell, a firm that is 49 percent owned by MTN Group (MTNJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research), sub-Saharan Africa's biggest mobile firm. http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUKBLA55321220080825