Muscat, 5 September, 2010:  Every new Nawras Mousbak (prepaid) customer will get more from their communication experience this autumn with a great value welcome pack offer.  Loaded with free credit and added SMS, new prepaid customers will enjoy a pleasingly different way to get more from their mobile experience as part of being in the fastest growing family in Oman.

Everyone joining before 4 November 2010 will find that their welcome pack includes RO 1 of free, open credit plus 100 national SMS, at no additional cost.  Available at any Nawras Store and from more than 100 premium dealers all over the country, Nawras Mousbak welcome packs can be purchased from today for the incredibly low price of just RO 2. 

Aziz Al-Harrasi, Nawras marketing manager - prepaid, explained why this is such a great opportunity for  many more new customers to join Nawras particularly at this time when people are looking to get closer during Eid and young people are preparing for another school year.

"Over 2 million customers in Oman are now enjoying great value and award winning customer service from Nawras, and that number is continuing to grow as more and more people enjoy the pleasingly different Nawras experience.  This new welcome pack offer is another way for Nawras customers to get more," commented Al-Harrasi.

Further details about this incredible Nawras Mousbak welcome pack offer as well as other pleasingly different Nawras promotions can easily be found by calling in to any Nawras Store or premium dealer, or by visiting the company's award-winning website at www.nawras.om.  Customers have the added convenience of being able to send a free SMS with the keyword 'offers' to 1500 to learn more about the many benefits offered by  the Sultanate's customer-friendly telecommunications provider.

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About Nawras:
Omani 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 Nawras. Omani 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 Company SAOC also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. In 2009, Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman and became a full service provider with the launch of its fixed services in mid 2010. Nawras 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, Nawras
M: +968 9510 3669 
julie.amann@nawras.om

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