Africa & Middle East Telecom weekly news

12th of July to 19th of July 2007

AFRICA:
MTL and TDM collaborate to enhance cross-border telecommunication 

BAHRAIN:
Batelco posts improved 1H 2007 results 

EGYPT:
Vodafone Egypt ties up with Visto to enhance mobile email service 

GHANA:
GLU urges Diasporan investors to acquire GT
GT takes its Broadband 4U service to Tamale 

ISRAEL:
Bezeq to face regulatory inspection for capital injections into YES
Goldman Sachs to sell Cellcom’s 4 percent shares 

KENYA:
AccessKenya to roll out Internet service for residential customers
Celtel, Safaricom sign interconnection agreement for MMS
Government amends Safaricom IPO regulations
Kenya to offer 51 percent stake to investors
Telkom gives explanations to competitors about licencing issues
Telkom introduces new mobile calling plans 

KUWAIT:
Kuwait invites investors to register for third mobile licence
MTC releases 1H 2007 results 

NAMIBIA:
Telecom Namibia extends Switch service to 9 more towns 

QATAR:
KIPCO receives KWD 27.3 million for Wataniya Telecom sale 

SAUDI ARABIA:
Saudi Arabian telecom sector booming
Saudi Telecom, du ink roaming agreement 

SIERRA LEONE:
TIGO introduces nationwide Internet connectivity 

SOUTH AFRICA:
Telkom-Vodacom engaged in fierce competition
Vodacom introduces a new service 

TUNISIA:
Tunisia plans to award second fixed-line phone licence 

TURKEY:
Vodafone’s Subscriber Base Grows in Turkey and India 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
du awaits regulatory approval to launch fixed-line service
Etisalat in talks with government to encourage foreign investment
Etisalat releases 2Q and 1H 2007 results