KDDI, Elite Tech, Yatanarpon win licenses in Myanmar

News General Myanmar 23 MRT 2015
KDDI, Elite Tech, Yatanarpon win licenses in Myanmar
Myanmar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has granted licenses for provision of telecoms services to three operators, including the Myanmar unit of Japanese mobile operator KDDI, Elite Tech and Yatanarpon Teleport, The Nation reports, citing Than Tun Aung, director-general of the telecommunications directorate. 50 local and foreign operators applied for a license to provide communication-related services such as fibre-optic installation, construction of telecom towers, satellite services and others. Of the total, eight licences have been granted to local and foreign companies since January, including Shwe Than Lwin, Digicel Myanmar, KDDI Summit Global Myanmar, E-lite Telecom and Yatanarpon Teleport.

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General

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Digicel,  KDDI Corporation UK

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Myanmar

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Government telecommunications licensing, Wholesale

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