Muscat, 14 January 2012 - Nawras, Oman's customer friendly communications provider, is proud to be this year's gold sponsor of the highly entertaining Muscat Festival. From 26 January 2012 until 23 February, the 2012 event promises to be bigger and better than ever before and Nawras is looking forward to having the opportunity to get closer to customers as they experience the excitement at Qurum Natural Park and Naseem Gardens.
A number of activities will take place at the Nawras stand to provide entertainment and information for visitors. Special gold and silver numbers will be launched exclusively at the festival site.
Nawras is also proud to be associated with all six stages of the exciting Tour of Oman. This spectacular sporting event saw 126 of the world's leading cyclists participating in 2011 and this year, the field is set for another challenging competition.
Mutassim Al Zadjali, Nawras Head of Corporate Affairs, announced the participation of Nawras at the Muscat Festival by saying, "We are delighted to support this important cultural and sporting event in the Sultanate's calendar and to be part of the wonderful experience for Oman's residents and visitors alike. We invite everyone to visit the Nawras stands to benefit from our latest offers and promotions including our exciting broadband internet developments."
Muscat Festival provides the ideal opportunity for visitors to see for themselves the many advantages of being a Nawras customer including how easy it is to purchase and set up a same-day home broadband internet connection or mobile broadband internet from Nawras. Live demonstrations will show the simple plug and play access to this service offered by Oman's customer friendly full service provider.
A member of the Qtel Group, Nawras is committed to enriching the lives of people in Oman through better communication services.
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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 around 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 the 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 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.
The Qtel Group provides a full range of telecommunications services in Qatar and across its presence in 17 countries. Our vision is to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020 through expansion in both the MENA region and South East Asia.
For further information please contact:
Julie Amann
Press Manager e-mail: julie.amann@nawras.om
+968 9510 3669
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