South African-backed cellco MTN Afghanistan has paid USD25 million for Afghanistan’s second 3G licence, following the award of a concession to Etisalat in March this year. At yesterday’s signing ceremony, presided over by the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), telecoms minister Amirzai Sangin said: ‘3G technology is a key factor for growth of economic and rapid development of our country in different sectors like economics, education, health commerce and other sectors conductive to our life. We are introducing 3G services aimed at improving people’s lives by enhanced speed and connectivity.’*For its part, MTN said it expects to make 3G services available to its customers within 20 days, though it did not comment on the extent of the network’s planned coverage
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OVETEL MTN bags second Afghan 3G licence
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