Nawras has further reduced international call rates to give prepaid customers even more value when calling their country of choice. Mousbak International customers can select one country from the top 10 most popular global destinations at an off peak flat rate using the 0902 prefix and also receive reduced SMS rates, helping them stay connected with friends and family.
Calls to India have now been cut to 19 Baizas per minute, Bangladesh to 24 Baizas per minute and customers can call Pakistan at a reduced rate of 44 Baizas per minute. Local calls within Oman and to other Mousbak International customers will be charged at just 25 Baizas per minute.
SMS to the selected country will be charged at just 35 Baizas per message. Customers can also send local SMS for only 9 Baizas per message.
Marwa Al Farsi, Nawras Proposition Manager – International Segment, said, “Mousbak International has been incredibly popular since we first launched it. Now, we have reduced the flat rate even further to give customers greater value when calling overseas using the 0902 prefix, sending SMS or calling locally. We are confident that our customers will find these new rates very attractive.”
To start enjoying the new rates, customers are can dial *141*0880# for Bangladesh,
*141*0091# for India and *141*0092# for Pakistan on their handset. A weekly opt in fee of 399 Baizas will apply and the offer is valid until 19 August 2014.
More details on the discounted call rates and all other great value Nawras products and services can be found online by visiting www.nawras.om or at any of the 29 Nawras stores conveniently located across the Sultanate.
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Notes to the Editor:
Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Jury’s Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About Ooredoo
Ooredoo is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia. The company was named “Best Mobile Operator of the Year” at the World Communication Awards 2013.
The company reported revenues of US$9.3 billion in 2013 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 95 million people as of 31 December 2013. Ooredoo’s shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
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For further information please contact:
Emily Shotter Shaza Taher
Department Head - External Public Relations TRACCS Public Relations
e-mail: emily.shotter@nawras.om e-mail: shaza.taher@traccs.net
+968 9510 8302 +968 9601 8881
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