Iran telecom operators lost $15M: Lawmaker: Via PressTV.ir .

Iranian lawmaker Mostafa Kavakebian says the 20-day suspension of text messages in Iran has cost telecom operators nearly $15 million in damages.

Text messaging was suspended on the eve of the June 12 presidential election.

The loss caused some concerns for operators but prompted one of the foreign partners -- South Africa's MTN Group -- to issue a statement, denying a report that it would lose a month of its revenues from Iran.

The MTN Group has a 49 percent share in MTN Irancell. The joint venture, which came into effect in late 2006, is currently the number two operator in Iran.

Multimedia messaging services and GPRS services have yet to be restored.

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