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Palestinian firm close to getting spectrum for mobile services
Web posted at: 7/29/2008 1:48:24
Source ::: The Peninsula

DOHA • Wataniya Palestine Mobile Telecommunications Company (WPT) and its shareholders Wataniya Telecom (National Mobile Telecommunications Company - NMTC, 51 percent owned by Qtel) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have recently received an official communication from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MTIT) confirming that an agreement has been reached for spectrum to be allocated to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

The spectrum agreement, which provides for a staged release of radio frequencies over the next several months, will enable construction and commercial launch of WPT's mobile network.

The released spectrum frequencies will be allocated by the PNA to WPT, which was established as a joint venture between Wataniya Telecom and the PIF.

"WPT represents one of the most significant foreign investments in the history of Palestine. Despite delays in securing the required frequencies, Wataniya Telecom and Qtel have always been fully committed to this venture. We look forward to launching commercial operations in Palestine and we are very confident that WPT will be a success story that will attract other foreign investors to the Palestinian market," said H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman of Qtel and Wataniya Telecom.

Dr Mohammad Mustafa, CEO of the PIF said: "The PIF partnered with Wataniya Telecom to establish WPT with a common understanding of the strategic importance of the telecommunications sector for our economy. With the resolution of the frequency allocations we now look forward to the more than 2,500 new direct and indirect jobs that the company is expected to help create in the next few years, and the millions of dollars that will be poured into the economy on business services."

"With the forthcoming launch of WPT, a new chapter of competition in the Palestinian market will be opened, in which the consumer will be the ultimate winner. Our team in Palestine already includes more than 75 Palestinian professionals, working side by side with telecommunications experts from around the world, to build a world-class telecommunications company.”

 
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