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 RNS Number : 0252LQatar Telecom (Q-Tel) Q.S.C.29 August 2012  Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C.  Qtel Retires US$3.0 Billion Facility  Doha, Qatar, 29 August 2012: Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C. ("Qtel" or "Qtel Group") (Ticker: QTEL.QA) announced today that ithas retired its US$3.0 billion syndicated term loan facility. Existing funds were used to repay the facility.  - Ends -  About Qtel  The Qtel Group is a leading international communications company, with a significant presence in the MENA region andSoutheast Asia, and having a consolidated customer base of 83.7 million as of 30 June 2012. Its businesses operate undervarious names, including Qtel, Indosat, Asiacell, Wataniya, Nawras, Nedjma and Tunisiana.  The Qtel Group's principle activities are mobile telephone services, broadband solutions, digital futures and fibretechnologies, serving both consumer and business markets. Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, the Qtel Group is ambitiouslygrowing its global business on the basis of its insights into the needs of customers in emerging markets. Qtel Group'sultimate parent company is Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C., whose shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu DhabiSecurities Exchange.  Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any otherjurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. This communication is not an offer of securities for sale in the UnitedStates, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful.  Save for Indosat, nosecurities of Qatar Telecom Q.S.C. or any of its subsidiaries have been, or will be, registered under the U.S. SecuritiesAct of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any such securities may not be offered or sold within the United Statesor to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuantto an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and incompliance with any applicable state securities laws.  This information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange