Monday, February 28, 2011

Oman - The third mobile licence has been issued by Sultan Qaboos to Sama, a Jordanian firm

[reuters] Sama Telecommunications has won Oman's third telecom licence, according to a decree issued by the Gulf Arab state's ruler, Sultan Qaboos, which was published on Sunday.

"Issuing a first grade licence for Sama Telecommunications LLC for the setting up and operation of a system to provide general international telecommunication services for 15 years," said the decree, carried by the state news agency ONA.

The agency did not give the value of the licence or other details.

State-controlled Oman Telecommunications Co. (Omantel) lost its monopoly in 2006, with the launch of Nawras, a unit of Qatar Telecommunications.

Sama Telecom wins third Oman licence - decree

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