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Thuraya () is a regional Satellite Phone provider, mainly focused on the Europe , Middle East , and Africa but has plans to expand its coverage to East Asia, Australia and possibly South America . The company is based in the United Arab Emirates and distributes its products and service through authorized service providers. Its shareholders are a mixture of Middle East ern and North Africa n Telco s (in which Etisalat is a major one) and Investment Companies . The current number of subscribers is around 250,000 (March 2006). Some 360,000 Thuraya handsets have been put in service since launch in 2001. The subscriber growth has apparently slowed down during the last year, but Thuraya still made a net profit of US$ 80 million on revenues of $323 million in 2005 (compared to just US$26 million profit in 2004). SERVICES | ||
| Image:Turhaya2jpgA Thuraya Phone Used In | "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Algeria" class="copylinks">Algeria , 2004 |
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