Muscat, Oman - After hosting the highly anticipated first online vanity number auction on 5 February over three days, the event reached an exciting and successful conclusion. Today the company announced that they raised a fantastic sum for charity. The highest bid went for the mobile number 79100000. A total number of 36 registered customers participated, placing a combined total of 45 bids.

The online auction allowed customers to bid on the popular Diamond or Gold category vanity mobile numbers, with the money generated going towards various charities in Oman. What’s more, there will be more online auctions for great vanity numbers coming soon.

The rise in popularity of mobile vanity numbers over the past few years has been unprecedented and Ooredoo wanted to focus on bringing this unique way to raise important funds for charities to customers. With a strong focus on their CSR programmes, Ooredoo aim to provide new ways to give back to communities across Oman.

Ooredoo thanked the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) for this initiative; the company and Authority working closely together to achieve this fantastic outcome.

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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 3 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, the CommsMEA award for Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year 2015 and Best Telecommunications Company at the Arab Achievement Awards, 2016.

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About Ooredoo Group

Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.  Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.

Ooredoo served 138 million customers and generated revenues of USD 8.9 billion as of 31 December 2016. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

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