As part of the 44th National Day celebrations, Ooredoo is offering its customers free national calls all day on Thursday.
The company has said that roaming charges between Oman and the UAE will be replaced by national rates for calls, SMS and pay-as-you-go data.
“One of Ooredoo’s core values is ‘caring’ and this is our way of giving back to the community and showing our gratitude to Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said for a truly inspiring 44 years of leadership,” Greg Young, CEO of Ooredoo was quoted in a release as saying.
The free national calls will be available from 12am to 11.59pm on Thursday. Customers can register on Wednesday by sending an SMS with #OurOman to 80144. ‘For the roaming offer, customers can opt in after 12am from Wednesday till 11.59pm on Saturday, by sending #OurOman to 80099.’
For postpaid customers, calls will be charged at 39bz per minute to Oman, 39bz per minute to the UAE, 10bz per SMS and 256bz per MB. ‘For prepaid customers, the charges for calls are 55bz per minute to Oman, 55bz per minute to the UAE, 10bz per SMS and 512bz per MB.’
Young added, “We wish everybody a fantastic holiday and hope that these offers inspire people that bit more, as well as helping them to keep in touch with loved ones, whether they’re at home or travelling.
“I’d like to personally thank all of our customers for their loyalty and support and this is our gift back to you.”
Source: http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Ooredoo-announces-free-national-calls-on-Nov-27-3mhn
