Korek Telecom is a shared limited company registered in Iraq to operate and provide GSM services. On November 2000, the ministry of telecommunications has granted KOREK telecom 5 years exclusive GSM mobile license for operating a mobile network in the region covered by the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan (Erbil) and the province Duhok. The region has about 2.5 million inhabitants. In 17 August 2007 Korek won the Iraqi national mobile license.