03 June 2015
Muscat - As part of its commitment to meet the needs of its growing customer-baseacross Oman, Ooredoo hasopened its secondfranchise store in Sinaw, in partnership with KhimjiRamdas. Inaugurated by Sheikh Musallam bin Mohammed Al Wahshi, Deputy Wali of Al Mudhaibi, the new franchise store will further support the existing Ooredoo stores in Sur and Ibra, conveniently offering customers of Al Sharqia Governoratean exciting world of personal and business possibilities from Ooredoo.

"We are always looking forways to engage directly with our customers and be involved in the communities where we operate,"said Feras Al Shaikh, Ooredoo Director of Sales.

"One of our strongest customer touch-points is our stores. Therefore, 2015 saw the birth of our plans to increase our reach within the Sultanate by opening franchise stores in partnership with some of Oman's leading retailers.This latestOoredoo franchise storewill be managed by KhimjiRamdas and we hope to open moreduring the year.

Ooredoo engages with customers through an extensive network of stores, dealers, and self-service machines, strategically located in cities and governorates across the Sultanate. More information on their31 stores, franchiselocations,dealers and self-service machines can be found online on www.ooredoo.om.

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About Ooredoo
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG ("Ooredoo") 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, originally operating under the name Nawras. The Company 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, Ooredoo has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO on 1 November 2010, Ooredoo is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the "ORDS" ticker. Ooredoo is majority owned by Ooredoo Q.S.C. and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Ooredoo has won a number of awards including Jury's Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Leading Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards 2013, Best Operator Network at the Telecoms World Middle East 2013 Awards and a number of awards for their outstanding campaigns at the Dubai Lynx Awards in February 2014.

Twitter: @OoredooOman
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Instagram: @OoredooOman
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Snapchat:Ooredoo_Oman

About Ooredoo Group
Ooredoo is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people's lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia. The company was named "Best Mobile Operator of the Year" at the World Communication Awards 2013.

The company reported revenues of US$9.3 billion in 2013 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 95 million people as of 31 December 2013. Ooredoo's shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Twitter: @Ooredoo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ooredoogroup
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ooredoo
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ooredoogroup

For further information please contact:
Emily Shotter                               
Department Head - External Public Relations               
e-mail: emily.shotter@ooredoo.om                               
+968 9510 8302                                                          

Shaza Taher
TRACCS Public Relations
e-mail: shaza.taher@traccs.net
 +968 9601 8881

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