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Excited customers flock to Nawras Stores to pick up new broadband services
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Muscat, 25 July, 2010: After five years of remarkable success in the mobile industry, NawrasNawras
--a Qtel Group company--was proud to open its doors this past week to customers across the Sultanate with the historic launch of its new broadband internet and voice packages, marking the company's transformation into a full service provider and offering residential customers a choice in fixed telecom services for the very first time. Over 10,000 enthusiastic customers inquired about the new services with hundreds of visitors heading to Nawras Stores during the first week of sales, including many pre-registered customers, who were excited to pick up their new home broadband modems and enjoy the plug and play simplicity of NawrasNawras' latest innovations in the market. To celebrate the occasion, NawrasNawras is even offering customers an incredible 50% discount on many of its new home broadband products.
From surfing the web to international phone calls, the NawrasNawras broadband internet and voice packages are supported by the first WiMAX technology network in Oman, increasing by five-fold the number of Omani households with access to broadband services. NawrasNawras coverage maps can be viewed on the company's website to see exactly what kinds of services are covered within individual towns and villages.
"We are thrilled to be giving even more people the chance to explore a pleasingly different communication experience," comments Ross Cormack, NawrasNawras CEO. "NawrasNawras has always been committed to giving customers the highest levels of user-friendly technology as a dynamic service provider, and launching this new network marks another remarkable breakthrough in the development of the nation's infrastructure."
The massive roll-out of NawrasNawras
' fixed service network--with investments of over RO 100m to date--marks the fulfilment of the company's First Class Licence for the installation and operation of fixed telecommunications services, granted to NawrasNawras by Royal Decree just one year ago.- Ends -
About NawrasNawras
:Omani Qatari Telecommunications CompanyOmani Qatari Telecommunications Company
SAOC was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the second mobile operator in Oman operating under the name NawrasNawras. Omani Qatari Telecommunications CompanyOmani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC is majority owned by the Qtel Group, the leading telecommunications provider in Qatar and one of the world's leading telecommunications companies. Omani Qatari Telecommunications CompanyOmani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. In 2009, NawrasNawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman and became a full service provider with the launch of its fixed services in mid 2010. NawrasNawras has won a number of awards including Leader in Telecommunications at the Arab Achievement Awards in May 2010, Customer Service Provider of the Year 2009 and Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year 2007 from CommsMEA, Above and Beyond the Call of Duty at the World BSS Awards and Best Telecom Brand Oman in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Business Today, a leading local business magazine. For more information about our pleasingly different services, visit us at www.nawras.om.
About the Qtel Group:
The Qtel Group is a diversified telecommunications provider with a presence in 17 countries, providing voice and data services to people and businesses, and bringing advanced technology to more than 60 million customers. We are committed to expansion in the MENA region, where we are the largest telecommunications group by number of operations, and South East Asia. Our vision is to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020.
For further information, please contact:
Julie Amann
Press Manager, NawrasNawras
M: +968 9510 3669
Email: julie.amann@nawras.om
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