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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Zain</title>
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		<title>Mobile operators shift focus towards rural markets (Nigeria)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90856-mobile-operators-shift-focus-towards-rural-markets-nigeria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Globacom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rural Mobile Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the increase in saturation of mobile services in urban markets across the world, mobile operators have shifted their focus to towards the relatively untapped rural markets for better business opportunities and a chance at increasing revenues. According to reports, industry analysts predict Nigeria the largest mobile market in the continent, to be home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zain signs network outsourcing deal with Ericsson (Middle East)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90854-zain-signs-network-outsourcing-deal-with-ericsson-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90854-zain-signs-network-outsourcing-deal-with-ericsson-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zain, a leading telecom operator in the Middle East, has reportedly signed a network outsourcing deal with Sweden based Ericsson worth $650 million, in an attempt to improve the quality of its network. According to reports, under the five year deal, Ericsson will manage Zain Iraq&#8217;s mobile network and IT operations and is the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile operators in Iraq prepare for the IPO process (Iraq)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90722-mobile-operators-in-iraq-prepare-for-the-ipo-process-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90722-mobile-operators-in-iraq-prepare-for-the-ipo-process-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asiacell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Iraq&#8217;s Communications and Media Commission has reportedly asked the country&#8217;s three operators, Zain Iraq, Asiacell and Korek to offer a quarter of their shares on the Iraq Stock Exchange by August 2012. As per industry sources, the IPO (Initial Public Offering) process could raise over US$ 3 billion for the three operators and if successful, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtel Money to enhance mobile banking services for Airtel customers (Ghana)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90623-airtel-money-to-enhance-mobile-banking-services-for-airtel-customers-ghana/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90623-airtel-money-to-enhance-mobile-banking-services-for-airtel-customers-ghana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airtel Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecobank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standard Chartered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zenith Bank]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Airtel Ghana has launched Airtel Money, allowing customers to use their mobile handset in place of their wallet. As per reports, Mr Luck Ochieng, Sales Director, Airtel Ghana has said that this innovative mobile service would help customers to overcome many challenges that they go through when transacting business in their daily lives. He added [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zain Saudi shares dip as sale of its stake fails (Saudi Arabia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90563-zain-saudi-shares-dip-as-sale-of-its-stake-fails-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90563-zain-saudi-shares-dip-as-sale-of-its-stake-fails-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahrain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kingdom Holding Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kingdom Holding Co. and Bahrain based Batelco had planned to acquire a quarter of Zain Saudi for $950 million, but have now dropped the idea saying that terms of the deal were not met. Following the failure of this deal, Zain Saudi seeks to go ahead with a multibillion dollar capital restructuring. The firm has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt lost $308 mn in Zain sale (Tanzania)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/65063-govt-lost-308-mn-in-zain-sale-tanzania/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/65063-govt-lost-308-mn-in-zain-sale-tanzania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[committee Chairman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Kitillya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax Act of 2004]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kigoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Member of Parliament for Chadema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Corporations Accounts Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zitto Kabwe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=65063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Public Corporations Accounts Committee (POAC) has stated that the Tanzanian government has lost $308 million by selling Zain Tanzania to the India-based company Bharti Airtel last year. The Tanzania Revenue Authority Commissioner General, Harry Kitillya stated that the government lost the revenue because assets in Tanzania were not sold since its owner did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zain expands Iraqi Network into Kurdistan (Iraq)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/65045-zain-expands-iraqi-network-into-kurdistan-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/65045-zain-expands-iraqi-network-into-kurdistan-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSR program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emad Makiya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kurdistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain Iraq]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=65045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zain&#8217;s Iraq subsidiary has announced that it is expanding its network to the governorates of the Kurdistan region in the north of the country. This expansion is the first phase of the company&#8217;s plan to cover all areas in the Northern provinces. The second phase will see coverage extend to remote villages and roads in the north leading to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etisalat still eyes Iraqi market (UAE)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/56847-etisalat-still-eyes-iraqi-market-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/56847-etisalat-still-eyes-iraqi-market-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmed Bin Ali]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[group Senior Vice President of corporate communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korek Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=56847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Etisalat is still looking for an alternative after its US$12 bn bid to buy control of Zain was abandoned. Irregular speculation that it would bid for a stake in Korek Telecom was stopped earlier this month when France Telecom finally brought a minority stake in the company. The only existing route into the country would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zain Kuwait slashes call charges to Bangladesh</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/53421-zain-kuwait-slashes-call-charges-to-bangladesh/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/53421-zain-kuwait-slashes-call-charges-to-bangladesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Charges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postpaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prepaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain Kuwait]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=53421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zain Kuwait announced that it will be offering a 50% discount on all SMS messages to Bangladesh. the operator will also be offering a 20% discount on international calls to Bangladesh as they celebrate Independence Day on  March 26. The offer applies for one day only for both postpaid and prepaid customers.]]></description>
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		<title>Zain plans to proceed carefully in South Sudan</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/49801-zain-plans-to-proceed-carefully-in-south-sudan/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/49801-zain-plans-to-proceed-carefully-in-south-sudan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Operation Officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hisham Mustafa Allam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Sudan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zain has stated that it will proceed carefully in building out a mobile network in Southern Sudan &#8211; which recently voted to split from the rest of the country. Zain currently operates a network in Sudan, and has invested US$300 million in the south of the country. According to Hisham Mustafa Allam, Chief Operation Officer [...]]]></description>
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