MTC Group launches dynamic new website

In addition to being user-friendly, www.mtctelecom.com contains extensive information for stakeholders such as the company's strategic outlook, mission and values, management team, customer statistics, media and investor relations issues, corporate social responsibility and much more. There is also a state-of-the-art dedicated careers section that allows job-seekers to view vacancies and apply online.

Mr. Mijbil Al- Ayoub, Corporate Communications Manager of MTC Group, said,

"Based on MTC's values of excellence, diversity and benevolence, as well as our strong belief in the 3x3x3 profitable expansion strategy that will raise MTC to the global arena, we have started implementing projects such as this to create a new communication tool with our stakeholders wherever they are. The website will be an excellent venue for strengthening and creating new relationships with investors, governments and even future talent at MTC."

One of the most innovative sections of the website is the Investor Relations section. A first of its kind in the regional telecom industry, the Investor Relation pages provide a live feed of MTC's share price, along with charts showing its performance over the past three years.

Mr. Ibrahim Adel, Investor Relations Manager at MTC, explained, "In our efforts to cater to the needs of our present shareholders as well as to stir the interest of potential investors, we created a section that provides detailed real time information on our stock as well as a comparative analysis of its growth. This will definitely assist investors in their decision making process. In the future we hope to add additional services to make our shareholders' dealings with the company easier and more efficient."

The Media Relations section is also unique in providing a chronological list of media coverage of MTC from a wide variety of regional and international media outlets. Media from around the world can also search through the database to find all historical MTC press releases coupled with the option of high-resolution picture download. Most importantly, the media can also sign up online to receive regularly updated information on MTC as and when it is released.

The website was launched on January 15, 2006 in English. The Arabic version will follow in March 2006 with a French version available by the end of 2006. According to Mr. Antoine Abou Khalil, Project Manager, "By providing the website in three languages we are enabling all MTC's customers and stakeholders to have access to information in the language of their choice. This is an essential service from MTC which currently operates in 19 countries from the Arabian Gulf to Sub Saharan Africa with over 13 million customers speaking languages ranging from Arabic to French, to English."