Formerly Known As
General Telecommunications Organisation until August 1999
Principal Activities
Manage and operate a fixed line telecommunication network; hold companies involved in providing mobile telecommunications and Internet services; developing e-solutions, e-learning and e-systems software solutions and providing information technology consultancy services; manufacturing of optical fiber cables.
Date of Establishment Year
1980
No of Employees
2,682 Company, N/A Headquarters (As of Mar 29, 2011)
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Listing Date:
28Jul05
Size of Offering:
$748.091M
Equity Offering:
30%
Lead Managers:
BankMuscat
Merger
Status
Confirmed
Companies
Announcement Date
12 Oct 2011
Closing Date
12 Oct 2011
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Zawya Industry Benchmarks  |
Yr 2009 |
Yr 2010 |
Change (%) |
| No of Fixed-Line Subscribers |
286,000 |
252,000 |
(11.89) |
| Penetration Rate - Fixed-Line (%) |
10.2% |
- |
N/A |
| Total Group Subscribers |
3,030,000 |
3,329,000 |
9.87 |
Major Shareholders  |
Section Updated: 15Sep11
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Foreign Ownership Limits
Section Updated: 15Dec09
95%
Nationals
2%
GCC Nationals
0%
Other Arabs
2%
Foreigners
100%
GCC Nationals
49%
Foreigners
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Auditors
Banks
| BankMuscat |
Oman International Bank |
Law Firms
| Financial Results |
31-Dec-09 |
31-Dec-10 |
Yr on Yr |
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OMR'000 |
OMR'000 |
change (%) |
Total revenues  |
412,297
|
416,597
|
1.04 |
Net profit  |
125,153
|
112,004
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(10.51) |
| Total assets |
693,621
|
686,413
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(1.04) |
| Paid-up capital |
75,000
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75,000
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0.00 |
| Shareholders' Equity |
420,520
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458,959
|
9.14 |
| Shares outstanding |
750,000
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750,000
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0.00 |
| Market capitalization |
973,500
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959,250
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(1.46) |
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