2 September 2015

Muscat, Oman

As part of its expansion plans for 2015, Ooredoo has opened its latest franchise store in Jalan Bani Bu Ali, under the auspices of Sheikh Mahmoud bin Sulaiman, Deputy Wali of Jalan Bani Bu Ali. Operated by the companys long-term partner Enhance, a WJ Towell Group company, the store has been designed to offer customers in Sharqiyah a full range of telecommunications solutions and value added services.

Feras Al Sheikh, Director of Consumer Sales at Ooredoo, said, Our franchise concept has been a great success and we will continue to actively pursue new partnerships and identify new locations to reach more of our customers and meet their growing demands.

He added, Our partnership with Enhance goes back to 2005, and today we are proud to say that this successful decade-long partnership has entered a new stage, going beyond simply product distribution. The Jalan Bani Bu Ali store is no different to our other 36, in that it offers a full portfolio of our leading products and services with the promise of an exceptional customer experience.

Ooredoo has recently modernised the 2G and 3G networks in this area by building several new sites and enhancing the coverage and capacity of a large number of sites in the area, to provide 3G and 4G technology to customers. The Company has also rolled out their state-of-the-art fibre network in the Al Sharqiyah region, which will not only ensure high speed data and bandwidth, but also provide a significantly enhanced customer experience.

Ahmad Abbas, General Manager of Retail Solutions Enhance Oman, Said We are delighted to crown the Enhance -Ooredoo partnership in opening our biggest state-of-the-art franchise store in an area that needed it the most. The Jalan Bani Bu Ali store is one of five stores under Enhance management and we look forward to further contributions in reaching out to more regions of the Sultanate in the near future.

Working in partnership with some of Omans leading retail companies, the Jalan Bani Bu Ali store is Ooredoos eighth franchise across the country, including Rustaq Samaiel, Amerat and Al Musannah which are also operated by Enhance.

For more information on Ooredoos products, services and locations, customers can visit: 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 Jurys 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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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 peoples 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. Ooredoos 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 

Press Release 2015