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UIR service in 30 states (Riyadh)

  • July 29th, 2008
  • 6:48 am

Unified international roaming (UIR) service in 30 countries around the globe which will charge only SR1 per minute for receiving calls and SR1.50 for outgoing calls within the countries and to the Kingdom.

Saudi Telecom Co. (STC), the region’s largest telecommunications company has launched this service. This move by STC comes following complaints by clients who have used the roaming facility during their travels and were shocked by the high bills. “Excellence in customer service is our No. 1 priority,” said Al-Daweesh (STC President and CEO). “By enhancing our efficiency, we continue to maintain our leading market position and generate additional growth internationally by strategically planned developments, such as the UIR Network, to fulfill STC’s personal communications potential to the maximum extent by providing the best service with the least cost.”

MTC wins licence for Saudi Arabia’s 3rd mobile network

  • July 10th, 2007
  • 11:22 am

An MTC Group consortium has won a SAR 22.91 billion financial bid to establish Saudi Arabia’s third mobile network. With the notification from the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), the MTC consortium has received a mandate to establish a public joint-stock company to hold the licence and operate the third mobile network. The 25-year licence will allow the company to offer GSM, 3G and 3.5G and future mobile telecommunications services throughout the Kingdom. The expected launch date of MTC’s services in Saudi Arabia is early 2008 and the headquarters will be in Riyadh. The MTC consortium has selected Dr Marwan Al Ahmadi as the chief executive officer of the future public joint-stock company.