Vodafone to pay $2.1bn for Qatar licence
Vodafone and its local partner will pay Riyal7.72bn ($2.1bn) for Qatar’s second mobile licence, authorities revealed on Tuesday. A Vodafone led consortium was awarded the second mobile telecoms licence in Qatar in December, beating rival bids from Verizon and Etisalat. Regulator ictQatar also revealed the shareholding structure of Vodafone’s local consortium, which will see the [...]
Vodafone to enter Qatar
A Vodafone led consortium was awarded the second mobile telecoms licence in Qatar on Monday, beating rival bids from Verizon and Etisalat. ictQatar, the country’s telecoms regulator said the Vodafone and Qatar Foundation Consortium had been successful, submitting the highest bid in the second round auction. Other eligible consortiums submitting bids were the Verizon led [...]
Qatar to end mobile monopoly after 20 years
October could be the end of Qtel’s 20 year monopoly on the Qatari telecoms sector, as the country’s regulator prepares to auction off the country’s second mobile licence. Final bids for the country’s second mobile license are due in September, with the winner of the second licence to be announced in October. Qatar is the [...]
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