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Telecommunication Company of Iran

TelecomIndex constituent
Entity IDIR-CO-2164
SectorTelecom
Founded1971
HQTehran
VerificationCorroborated

Iran's incumbent fixed-line telecommunications operator: landline, broadband and data services nationwide. TSE-listed (اخابر); privatized and listed in 2008.

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Decision snapshot
Founded
1971
1971Official record
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27
Legal form
Public JSC (سهامی عام), TSE ticker اخابر
CurrentOfficial record
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27
Founder
Government of Iran
HistoricalOfficial record
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27
Employees
54,000
2022Third-party reported
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27

Every field carries an explicit evidence state and its source. Self-reported figures are labelled as such; nothing is presented with more certainty than its source supports.

Business model & group
Core productsCurrentThird-party reported
Fixed-line telephone, mobile (via MCI subsidiary), ADSL/VDSL (brand Serino), FTTH fiber (brand Tanooma), 2G-5G mobile, wholesale network infrastructure
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27Iran's first and largest telecom provider; 31 provincial subsidiaries
SubsidiariesCurrentThird-party reported
MCI / Hamrah-e Aval (mobile), Shaskam, TCT1, Taha (طنین ارتباط), Pishtazan, Karashop, Saman Sazeh Ghadir (property), 31 provincial telecom companies
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27MCI is the most significant subsidiary (mobile operator)
Leadership
CEOCurrent, as of Tir 2025-26Third-party reported
Mohammad Jafarpour (محمد جعفرپور)
IRNA ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27MSc Computer Networks; 15+ years experience; appointed 1404
ChairmanCurrentThird-party reported
Ebrahim Mahmoudzadeh (ابراهیم محمودزاده)
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27
Ownership & capital
Controlling shareholderCurrentThird-party reported
E'temad Mobin Development Company (شرکت توسعه اعتماد مبین), 50%+1
ICTNA.ir ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27Consortium that won TCI's privatization
Full ownership structureCurrentThird-party reported
5% employees, 20% "justice shares" (via brokerages), 50%+1 E'temad Mobin Development, remaining ~20% public float
ICTNA.ir ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27
Competitive set
DirectCurrentThird-party reported
Irancell (MTN), RighTel, other mobile licensees
Market observation · retrieved 2026-07-27TCI + MCI together are the dominant fixed-line and mobile operator
What we don't know
Not disclosedNot disclosed
TCI reports to CODAL as a TSE-listed company, financials exist but were not extracted in this pass

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Source ledger, every field, its evidence
FoundedOfficial record1971
1971
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
Legal formOfficial recordCurrent
Public JSC (سهامی عام), TSE ticker اخابر
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
FounderOfficial recordHistorical
Government of Iran
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
EmployeesThird-party reported2022
54,000
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
CEOThird-party reportedCurrent, as of Tir 2025-26
Mohammad Jafarpour (محمد جعفرپور)
IRNA ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
ChairmanThird-party reportedCurrent
Ebrahim Mahmoudzadeh (ابراهیم محمودزاده)
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
Core productsThird-party reportedCurrent
Fixed-line telephone, mobile (via MCI subsidiary), ADSL/VDSL (brand Serino), FTTH fiber (brand Tanooma), 2G-5G mobile, wholesale network infrastructure
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
SubsidiariesThird-party reportedCurrent
MCI / Hamrah-e Aval (mobile), Shaskam, TCT1, Taha (طنین ارتباط), Pishtazan, Karashop, Saman Sazeh Ghadir (property), 31 provincial telecom companies
Persian Wikipedia ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
DirectThird-party reportedCurrent
Irancell (MTN), RighTel, other mobile licensees
Market observation · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
Controlling shareholderThird-party reportedCurrent
E'temad Mobin Development Company (شرکت توسعه اعتماد مبین), 50%+1
ICTNA.ir ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
Full ownership structureThird-party reportedCurrent
5% employees, 20% "justice shares" (via brokerages), 50%+1 E'temad Mobin Development, remaining ~20% public float
ICTNA.ir ↗ · retrieved 2026-07-27retrieved 2026-07-27
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Evidence & verification
Verification tierCorroborated, two or more independent sources
Primary evidenceen.wikipedia.org
Registry identifiersWithheld for compliance

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Tehran, Iran
Founded 1971
tci.irLinkedIn
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