www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vivendi, the French entertainment group has reportedly won the bid for Zain Africa. The bid made by Vivendi was billion, sources reveal. Although the officials for both the companies have declined to comment, the sources closely reviewing the deal, unveiled that it has been completed.

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CAZ gives Zain 48 hours to resolve network failure (Zambia)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Communication Authority of Zambia, CAZ, has asked the Zambian mobile operator, Zain, to resolve its network problems in next 48 hours.
CAZ director public and international relations, Lotty Kakubo said in a statement in Ndola yesterday that Zain Zambia should resolve its problems, failure to which penalties would apply.
Mr Kakubo said CAZ was aware [...]

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Iran pulls back third mobile licence from Zain

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:Iran has taken away the third mobile licence from the Kuwaiti mobile operator Zain and now plans to hold fresh tender for it.
According to local media report Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Soleimani said that Zain had not “fulfilled its obligations.”
Zain was awarded the licence in May after it was stripped by Iran from Etisalat for almost [...]

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Zain, Western Union announce alliance to deliver cross-border mobile money transfer services to Zap subscribers in Africa, Middle East

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Zain, (KW: ZAIN), the leading mobile operator in the Middle East and Africa, and Western Union, (NYSE: WU) a global leader in money transfer, today announced that they will work together to deliver mobile money transfer services in countries in Africa and the Middle East through Zainâ€™s new Zap platform.
The Zap service provides Zain [...]

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Zain Bahrain launches â€˜7ada eeZeeâ€™ youth package

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Zain Bahrain has announced that it will launch a special ‘all-frills’ prepaid package especially for young users below the age of 25.
The package combines the best tech offerings and lays emphasis on the affordability factor, making the package a double treat for the younger users.
Zain Bahrain’s Consumer Marketing Specialist Mr. Ali Rahimi observed: ‘At [...]