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• Qatar mobile phone number sold for $2mn21 November 2008

  Qtel charity auction sees Qatari businessman win bid for number 6000000.

• Qtel unit wins Oman fixed-line phone licence18 November 2008

  Nawras mobile operator has won tender to end Omantel's monopoly - company source.

• War of words as Vodafone targets Qatar customers17 November 2008

  As Vodafone CEO aims for No. 1 position in Gulf state, rival Qtel cuts international call rates.

• Launch date for Qatar's new mobile number system 12 November 2008

  200,000 new combinations as demand for numbers rockets in Gulf state.

• Qtel launches SIM card with pre-loaded services menu11 November 2008

  New 128K SIM card offers direct access to the latest news, important numbers and other selected services

• Qatar giants combine for high-tech partnership3 November 2008

  Qatar Airways and Qtel ink 15-year deal in bid to improve country's aviation sector.

• Qatar Airways signs 15 year managed services deal with Qtel2 November 2008

  Deal will see Qtel host all of Qatar Airways IT infrastructure

• Qatar Telecom boosts profit21 October 2008

  Quarterly net profit up 58% to $179mn as customer base grows four-fold on overseas acquisitions.

• Qtel mobile users get Google Search15 October 2008

  Popular search engine is now available through the Mozaic MOB portal

• Qtel chief ready for Vodafone's arrival in Qatar15 October 2008

  Telecom company reveals record Q2 net profits, aims for bigger slice of market.

• Morgan Stanley cuts targets on EMEA telcos8 October 2008

  Mobinil, Qatar Telecom highest downside; Telecom Egypt, MTN remain top picks.

• Qtel to offer enhanced mobile TV service8 October 2008

  Partners with Nokia Siemens Networks to become the first operator in the world to commercially deploy DVB-H SCP technology

• Qtel slashes mobile broadband rates24 September 2008

  90% cut in rates aims to make mobile internet more appealing to subscribers in Qatar

• $2.75mn Qatar phone number is world record18 September 2008

  Sale of the number 6666666 makes it into latest Guinness World Records book.

• Vodafone bags Qatar fixed-line licence15 September 2008

  Consortium including UK telecoms group awarded licence, ending Qtel's monopoly in the Gulf state.

• QTel wins Indosat legal drama14 September 2008

  Confirms 40.8 percent stake in Indonesian mobile operator

• Qtel profit jumps 60%14 September 2008

  UPDATE 2: State-controlled telecom sees Q2 earnings increase to $179.9mn, above forecasts by analysts.

• Qtel denies interest in Omantel stake19 August 2008

  Clarification issued after recent reports link Qtel to 25% Omantel stake bid.

• Qtel issues guidelines to curb spam17 August 2008

  Guidelines address increasing number of unsolicited text and phone messages in Qatar.

• Qtel says has not requested new Indosat directors10 August 2008

  Qatari operator's 41% stake in Indonesian mobile firm subject of media reports.

• Kuwait's Wataniya resumes profit growth30 July 2008

  Qatar Telecom unit Q2 profits surge to $99.7mn on one-off gain, more subscribers.

• Wataniya phone deal could boost Palestinian funds29 July 2008

  Wataniya claims "one of the most significant foreign investments" in Palestinian history.

• QTel names new chairmain of Oman unit27 July 2008

  Royal adviser Al-Mahani to take over from Sheikh Saif Hashil Al-Maskery.

• Wataniya to list shares in Doha2 July 2008

  Parent firm Qtel decides to list Kuwaiti telecom in Qatar after winning approval last week, report says.

• Qtel raises stake in Indonesian operator7 June 2008

  Qatari telecom increases share in PT Indosat to 40.8% in deal worth $1.8bn, now largest stakeholder.