Industry Telecommunications Website korektel.com Headquarters Erbil Type of business Private | Products Telecommunications Founded 2000 Number of employees 2,500 | |
Key people Ghada Gebara (CEO), Sirwan Saber Mustafa (Founder) Profiles | ||
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Korek Telecom is a Kurdish mobile phone operator company in Pirmam, Erbil, Arbil Province, in Iraqi Kurdistan.
It is a "shared limited company registered in Kurdistan to operate and provide GSM services"; its network covers all of Kurdistan and Iraq. Korek Telecom has 350 employees, almost all of whom are Kurds.
In March 2011, France Télécom (now Orange S.A.) acquired a 20% indirect stake in Korek Telecom.
On Jan 1, 2015, Korek launched 3G in Iraq after winning one of the three 3G licenses awarded by Government of Iraq
On Dec 16, 2015, Korek became the first operator in Iraq to launch Free Basics in Iraq in partnership with Internet.org and Facebook
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