Third operator consultants` proposed packages opened: project manager

“The selection of tender foreign consultant has reached its final evaluation stage. Last meeting to evaluate foreign consultants was held and the applicants responded to the questions,” third operator’s project manager Saeid Mahdiun told Mobna news agency.
“The consultants capital is not the only criteria we evaluate, but most important issue in our evaluation is their experiences,” he said.
Earlier it was planned that the foreign consultant to be selected by last Wednesday.
The foreign consultant tender will be selected from Russia’s ACM, MFC Co (a Dubai Islamic bank affiliate) and a Lebanese company.
Telecommunication officials said that the tender documents announcement date would be announced shortly.
Third nation-wide operator is regarded as a potential rival to existing operators, which will inevitably lead to lower costs and improved services in the mobile phone sector.
Most importantly, the introduction of 3G technology by third nation wide operator is what gives it the edge over the existing mobile operators.
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