Omantel Mobile on Sunday announced reduced rates which give Mada and Hayak subscribers heavy discount on outgoing local and international calls.
The new rates start from 14.5bz/min for local calls and 42.5/bz per minute for international calls and are applicable to four numbers which customers can choose and add to the Family and Friends package, a press release from Omantel said.
The new rates will cover more than 70 destinations including GCC states, the Indian subcontinent and most Arab, European, American and Asian countries.
"In the new Family and Friends offer, we addressed the needs of our subscribers who are looking for the best rates on local and international calls.
"The offer is an additional option besides the recent cuts on international calls, which provide permanent reduced rates to various countries of the world starting from 65bz for calls made from fixed lines and 85bz for calls from mobile phones," Saleem Ahmed Abdullatif, general manager of marketing at the Omantel's consumer business unit stated in the release.
Abdullatif added, "The new discounts provide great low rates offered by the company to its subscribers for the first time in the sultanate." He said that international calls to most countries start at 42.5bz/min while local calls for Mada-3 and prepaid Hayyak subscribers start at 14.5bz/min and 19.5bz/ per minute respectively.
"Mada postpaid and Hayyak prepaid subscribers shall enjoy the new rates immediately when they make local or international calls after selecting their four favourite numbers. Moreover, discounted rates continue all day and night.
"Hayyak prepaid customers willing to avail this offer can call 1239 and follow the instructions while Mada customers can register their family and friends list by simply sending an SMS to 90098 in the following format (A*9xxxxxxx), as for international calls, country codes need to be added before the desired number," he stated.
© Muscat Daily 2012
