Special Report: Telecoms sector outlook 2008

Telecoms operators in the Middle East have been spoiled for choice over the past 12 months, with auctions for licences in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. However, in 2008, the best opportunities for companies in the region to expand will be the two licences on offer as part of the privatisation of Lebanon's two mobile phone companies. Iran and Syria may set up competitions for a third licence, but both are uncertain.



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