Mobile Communication Company of Iran

Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCI)
Hamrah-e Avval
Native name
شرکت ارتباطات سیار ایران (همراه اول)
Company typeSemi-private
TSE: HMRZ1
ISIN: IRO1HMRZ0007
Industry
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Area served
Iran
Key people
Mehdi Akhavan Behabadi
(CEO)
Babak Tarakomeh
(Member of the Board)
ProductsFixed-line and mobile telephony, Internet services, broadband and fixed-line internet services, digital television and network services, and global Internet Protocol backbone network
Owner
Number of employees
5000+
ParentTCI
Subsidiariesmobinnet
Websitewww.mci.ir/web/en/home

Mobile Communications Company of Iran (Persian: شرکت ارتباطات سیار ایران, Šerkat-e Ertebâtât-e Sayyâr-e Irân), commonly abbreviated as MCI and also known under its brand name Hamrah-e Avval (Persian: همراه اول; the first companion), is the first and largest Mobile network operator in Iran. MCI is a subsidiary of the and has approximately 17 million postpaid and 49 million prepaid subscribers.[1][2] Hamrahe Aval's service is available in 1,239 cities and over 70,000 kilometers of highway in Iran is sheet. It provides roaming services via 271 partner operators in more than 112 countries.

In December 2010, 5.5% of the MCI shares were offered on the Iranian over-the-counter market (Farabourse), at a value of $396 million.[3]

In August 2013, the company moved from the OTC to the Tehran Stock Exchange

90% of MCI's shares are owned by the Telecommunication Company of Iran, and the remaining 10% of shares are public at the Tehran Stock Exchange.

In 2015, MCI launched 3G, and 4G technologies by a new brand name as Notrino.

  1. ^ "Best & Latest Updates on Mobile Operating Systems [Android, iOS, KaiOS]". 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ "MCI: A Deep Look at Mobile Communication Company of Iran". 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)