<![CDATA[North Korea To Get 3G Mobile Network Despite Cell Phone Ban]]>

1.0 link 150853 <![CDATA[North Korea To Get 3G Mobile Network Despite Cell Phone Ban]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/14/north-korea-to-get-3g-mob_n_150853.html CAIRO, Egypt — An Egyptian company said it will launch 3G mobile telephone service in North Korea on Monday, after winning the contract to build the advanced network in the country where private cell phones and Internet access are banned.

Under the terms of the deal reached in January, Orascom Telecom will invest $400 million in network infrastructure and license fees over the first three years to develop the network. Orascom said it was the first foreign telecommunications company to be...

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