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Acia Cell Telecom Company, STC is an Iraqi
Iraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...

 telecommunications company that offers mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...

 services and Mobile Internet.

History

Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in the city of Suleimaniah in 1999.

Asiacell began its first commercial operations in 2000.

In October 2003, Asiacell was granted a two-year GSM license for the six northern provinces of Iraq, catering in the process to a wider client base who collectively shared a need for a quality mobile network. The license was extended in 2005 to cover the entirety of the Iraqi Republic. Consequently, today it is the only telecom network to provide coverage nationwide.

In August 2007, Asiacell bid and won a 15-year national license, becoming the GSM telecom operator with the largest long-term network coverage in the country. The company's breakthrough successes have naturally led to its expansion and growth, thereby quickly reaching almost 2000 employees. The famous Kurdish singer Chopy Fatah
Chopy Fatah
Chopy Fatah [Kurdish:Çopî Fetah / چۆپی فەتاح] more commonly known as Chopyis a contemporary Kurdish singer. She was born in Kirkuk, Iraq in 1983 and her family emigrated to The Netherlands in 1988...

 became the cultural ambassador of the company in 2008. To handle new business operations, Asiacell also simultaneously established new executive offices in Baghdad, Basra, and other major cities in Iraq,

Today, the company caters to more than 7.4 million subscribers around the country.

Products & Service

Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in the city of Suleimaniah in 1999 by Iraqi kurd businessman Faruk Rasool

Asiacell began its first commercial operations in 2000.

In October 2003, Asiacell was granted a two-year GSM license for the six northern provinces of Iraq, catering in the process to a wider client base who collectively shared a need for a quality mobile network. The license was extended in 2005 to cover the entirety of the Iraqi Republic. Consequently, today it is the only telecom network to provide coverage nationwide.

In August 2007, Asiacell bid and won a 15-year national license, becoming the GSM telecom operator with the largest long-term network coverage in the country. The company's breakthrough successes have naturally led to its expansion and growth, thereby quickly reaching almost 2000 employees. To handle new business operations, Asiacell also simultaneously established new executive offices in Baghdad, Basra, and other major cities in Iraq,

Today, the company caters to more than 7.4 million subscribers around the country

See also

  • Korek Telecom
  • Moutiny
    Moutiny
    Moutiny is a telecommunications company providing mobile telephony and wireless internet services in Iraq.-See also:* Zain Iraq * AsiaCell* Iraqna* Korek* Telephone numbers in Iraq...

  • Telephone numbers in Iraq
    Telephone numbers in Iraq
    Country Code: +964International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Iraq area codes can be 1 or 2 digits and the subscriber numbers are usually 6 digits. In Baghdad and some other governorates, they are 7 digits...

  • Zain Iraq
    Zain Iraq
    Zain Iraq is a mobile phone operator in Iraq owned by the Zain group. The company was formed in December 2007 after Zain purchased Iraqna from Orascom Telecom for US$1.2 billion, and merged it with its existing Iraqi operator MTC Atheer....

  • Chopy Fatah
    Chopy Fatah
    Chopy Fatah [Kurdish:Çopî Fetah / چۆپی فەتاح] more commonly known as Chopyis a contemporary Kurdish singer. She was born in Kirkuk, Iraq in 1983 and her family emigrated to The Netherlands in 1988...

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