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MTN Irancell

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Type
  
Semi Private

Website
  
www.irancell.ir

Founded
  
27 November 2005

Industry
  
Telecommunications

Headquarters
  
Tehran, Iran

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Key people
  
Alireza Ghalambor Dezfouli (Chairman and CEO)

Products
  
Mobile-broadband service provider, third and fourth-generation fixed broadband WiMAX seven provinces and MTN Irancell global TD-LTE fixed broadband provider

CEO
  
Alireza Ghalambor Dezfouli (Nov 2005–)

Parent organization
  
Iran Electronic Development Company

Profiles

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Irancell telecommunications company MTN, which is in the field of mobile network service provider, Internet service provider 2G-3G-4G mobile broadband fixed WiMAX, TD-LTE operates fixed and Internet. The company's joint venture in 2006 with MTN Group (49%) and Iran Electronics Industries (51%) were launched.MTN Company in fiscal year 1392 with revenue of 4, 9 billion dollars, at number 32 on the list of largest companies of Iran. [1] Currently, MTN Group holds a 49% percent stake in MTN Irancell consortium owned Iran Electronic Industries (SAIRAN) and the Foundation's Islamic Revolution Iran Electronic development Company, 51% of MTN shares to be allocated. [2] now Alireza Qlmbrdzfvly CEO of MTN is responsible.

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On December 3, 2014, Irancell officially launched Iran's first 4G LTE network in nine cities. The License was granted as on a national basis and includes the overall geographical coverage of Iran.

Within a short time after being granted the license, Irancell was able to complete the network operation and roll-out and started test launch of its network on 28 August 2006 (some 9 months after being granted the license). Irancell network was officially launched on 21 October 2006 in Tehran, Tabriz and Mashhad. The network provides the subscribers with an advanced generation of GSM system to enable them get use of EDGE (2.75 G).

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Shareholders

MTN Irancell has two shareholders: Iran Electronic Development Company (IEDC) (51%), and MTN International (Mauritius) Limited (49%).

IEDC currently has two key shareholders:

  • Mostazafan Foundation, a Bonyad
  • Iran Electronics Industries (IEI), known as SAIRAN (company with military contracts)
  • Sanctions

    According to Reuters, the company was able to obtain banned U.S. technologies despite imposed sanctions against Iran.

    Sunni insult and boycott

    In July 2013, Iran's Sunni community which is the second largest religious group, accused the company of insulting caliph Umar, after he was called "deceived by the Devil" in a competition's question. People in predominantly Sunni Provinces Kurdistan and Sistan & Baluchestan boycotted the company and a Sunni MP voiced their anger in a parliamentary session. Irancell later apologised for the 'unintentional mistake'.

    Mobile web pricing

    After Irancell doubled the prices for its mobile web services in December 2014, some angered users started protesting the company via the social media. Subscribers decided to hold a boycott on the company and remove their SIM cards altogether on December 31, 2014.

    Subscribers privacy leak

    Irancell has been criticized for its privacy policy. In July 2016, a robot known as MTN Bot leaked data on personal information of millions of Irancell subscribers on Telegram. Irancell did not pledge responsibility for the leakage and accused its rivals for the turmoil caused by the news. On 3 July 2016, Minister of Communications Mahmoud Vaezi told that the data was leaked by an intelligence agent when Irancell handed subscribers' data to an anonymous intelligence agency in Iran upon an inquiry in 2014.

    References

    MTN Irancell Wikipedia