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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:15 24/10/2007 Kuwaiti mobile company wins Israel frequencies to operate in PA By Reuters Kuwait's National Mobile Telecommunications Co. (Wataniya) has won Israeli frequencies to operate in the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian telecommunications and economy minister said on Wednesday. Kamal Hassouneh said Israel's Communications Ministry had no objection to g Advertisement iving Wataniya, now controlled by Qatar Telecommunications Co, frequencies required to start operating a second Palestinian mobile phone network. "We have been demanding that Israel grant the frequencies needed for Wataniya for a long time. Israel gave its verbal consent," Hassouneh said, adding that Israel must grant frequencies under the Oslo peace accords. There was no immediate comment from Wataniya in Ramallah. A spokesman for Israel's Communications Ministry also had no immediate comment. Hassouneh said Wataniya was ready to start operating immediately after getting the frequencies. In December, Wataniya signed a deal with the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) to set up the firm. Under the deal, Wataniya will own 40 percent of the firm, while PIF will hold a 30 percent stake. The rest will be offered to Palestinian investors in an initial public offering. In September, Wataniya was awarded the license to build and operate the second Palestinian mobile telecommunications service, with a bid of 251 million Jordanian dinars ($354.3 million). Wataniya had said the licence would allow for building and operating a GSM network and provide public mobile voice and data telecoms services in the Palestinian Territories. It would also provide for setting up and operating a high-speed third generation (3G) network. Wataniya Telecom, the smaller of two mobile phone firms in Kuwait, has operations in Iraq, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the Maldives. Related articles: Israel won't budget cellular frequencies to Al-Wataniya Holding on tight to the frequencies Bookmark to del.icio.us 6 years on Officials say Syria's suspected reactor was under construction in 2001. Nyet to aliyah The minister was wrong: Nativ's tactics simply aren't suited to today's Jewish village.   1.   Under Oslo hahhhaa 19:25  |  Steven 24/10/07   2.   oslo 22:13  |  oslo 24/10/07   3.   I thought the Pals were really poor 23:12  |  SystemF 24/10/07   4.   AREN"T the Pals all starving.How can the afford cell phones? 23:21  |  PETER S .M. 24/10/07   5.   AREN"T the Pals all starving.How can the afford cell phones? 23:21  |  PETER S .M. 24/10/07   6.   put bulleyes on those cell towers 00:13  |  vik 25/10/07   7.   Steve#1 - Oslo Accords 00:29  |  William 25/10/07   8.   cellphones 01:03  |  idiot 25/10/07   9.   THEY NEED FREQUENCIES TO SET BOMBS OFF!!! 02:28  |  Mary Doves 25/10/07   10.   captalism vs extremeism 12:29  |  potash katiftof 25/10/07   11.   the Photo op 03:28  |  larzbeach 28/10/07

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