Zain Iraq in revived SIM-card sale probe

( April 5, 2016, 10:42 GMT | Insight) -- A probe into Zain Iraq’s unauthorized sale of SIM cards will be reopened. An Iraqi court fined the company $100 million last year for using mobile phone numbers without the telecom watchdog’s approval, although Zain Iraq later said that the Com...A probe into Zain Iraq’s unauthorized sale of SIM cards will be reopened. An Iraqi court fined the company $100 million last year for using mobile phone numbers without the telecom watchdog’s approval, although Zain Iraq later said that the Communications and Media Commission had ended its legal case. The commission will meet Zain executives on April 13....

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