Zain's 'One Network' expands to Egypt |
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27 million ZainZain
customers in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan to capitalize on 'One Network' benefits while traveling to Egypt
Reciprocal benefit for MobinilMobinil's 24 million customers
Unstoppable: 22 countries now make up ZainZain's 'One Network'
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, KSA, Sudan: ZainZain
, the leading mobile telecom provider in the Middle East and Africa, announces the expansion of its ground breaking 'One Network' platform to Egypt in a strategic partnership with MobinilMobinil. Over 27 million ZainZain customers in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait*, Saudi Arabia and Sudan can now benefit from 'One Network' services when visiting Egypt for business or pleasure with a reciprocal benefit for MobinilMobinil's 24 million customers when visiting any of these ZainZain countries.
The award winning 'One Network' borderless mobile phone platform enables pre-paid and post-paid ZainZain customers when travelling to another "One Network' partner country to be treated as local customer in terms of pricing while retaining home country service functionalities. Now, even in Egypt, ZainZain customers will be able to make calls, send SMS and access the internet (data) at local rates of the visited country and to receive incoming calls from their home country at free-off or minimal charge. There is no need for customers to pre-register, no extra fees, no roaming deposits, and no complicated dialing formats. As in any other "One Network" country, while in Egypt, ZainZain customers can recharge their pre-paid lines with locally purchased top up cards.
"'One Network' is unstoppable," said Zain GroupZain Group CEO Dr Saad Al Barrak. "We have reached an enormous milestone by reaching Egypt, a country that embraces both the Middle East and Africa. In every new country in which we plant the "One Network' flag, we are redefining the concept of mobile coverage and roaming by delivering on our brand promise of 'A wonderful world'".
Since its introduction in September 2006, "One Network" has been recognized by the international community for significant innovation and raising industry standards, attaining many awards. Most recently at the Middle East World Telecom Awards held last Tuesday, 'One Network' was named "Telecommunication Innovation of the Year".
Note: * For ZainZain Kuwait customers travelling to Egypt and MobinilMobinil customers visiting Kuwait, data roaming benefits on apply.
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About ZainZain:
ZainZain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 71.8 million active customers as at 30 September, 2009. In terms of country footprint, ZainZain is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the world with a commercial presence in 24 countries.
ZainZain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine (currently operating as Paltel Group), Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages 'mtc-touch' on behalf of the government. In Morocco, ZainZain owns 31% of Wana Telecom through a joint venture.
ZainZain offers innovative services in its markets such as 'One Network', the world's first borderless mobile telecommunications network enabling customers when abroad to receive calls and sms without charge and to make voice and data calls at local rates throughout 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East. This service allows a customer to top up airtime in their home country or from more than 1,000,000 outlets within ZainZain's 'One Network' footprint.
The ZainZain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Stock ticker: ZAIN). ZainZain is listed in the Financial Times' Global 500 Index which ranks the world's largest companies based on market capitalization (http://www.ft.com/reports/ft5002008). ZainZain aims to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by end of the year 2011. For more, please visit www.zain.com or email info@zain.com
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