Omantel

Oman Telecomunications Company

Type	Public
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1970
Headquarters	Muscat, Oman
Key people	Sultan bin Hamdoun Al Harthy (Chairman of the Board)[1], Amer bin Awadh Al Rawas (CEO)[1]
Revenue	$600 Million
Net income	$100 Million
Employees	2,200
Website	omantel.om

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country. Omantel acquired a 65% share in WorldCall Pakistan in April 2008^[2]. The government of Oman owns a 70% share in Omantel^[3].

Oman Mobile

Logo of Oman Mobile.

Oman Mobile is a subsidiary of Omantel that provides mobile phone service to consumers. In addition to standard voice and SMS , packages for BlackBerry service^[4], 3.5G-enabled high-speed data services^[5], and push-to-talk services^[6] are also available for both private and business customers. As of January 2009, the customer base of Oman Mobile consists of approximately 1.7 million subscribers^[7].

On March 29, 2009 Azzman news paper reported that the CEO Oman Omantel has resigned from his position as a CEO for personal reasons.^[8]

See also

• Nawras

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Oman Telecommunications Company". Google Finance. http://www.google.com/finance?q=OTL.OM. Retrieved March 5, 2009. 
2. ^ "Omantel acquires 65 % stake in WorldCall Pakistan". Inside Telephony. April 19, 2008. http://www.insidetelephony.com/telecom-news/Omantel-acquires-stake-WorldCall-Pakistan-Telecom-News.php. Retrieved March 5, 2009. 
3. ^ Cordahi, James (October 18, 2007). "Emirates Telecom says eyeing Omantel stake". Reuters (Thomson Reuters). http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSL1835491120071018. Retrieved March 5, 2009. 
4. ^ "BlackBerry Service webpage". Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company LLC. http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/Individual/BlackBerry.aspx?LinkID=3&MenuId=159. Retrieved March 5, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "About 3.5G webpage". Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company LLC. http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/Individual/3.5G_intro.aspx?LinkID=3&MenuId=231. Retrieved March 5, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Pust-to-talk Service webpage". Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company LLC. http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/Individual/PushToTalk.aspx?LinkID=3&MenuId=217. Retrieved March 5, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "About Us webpage". Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company LLC. http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/About%20Us/About%20Us.aspx. Retrieved March 5, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ http://www.azzamn.net/news_details.php?id=25945&dt=&st=published

External links

• "Official Omantel website". http://www.omantel.om/. Retrieved February, 21 2010. 
• Omantel logo design

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