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STC to continue offer despite government objection
Despite a decision by Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission to ban a special offer by the Saudi Telecom Company, the firm has said it will honour its promise of a month's worth of free calls as a thank-you to its customers, Arab News has reported. A statement by the regulator said the special promotion would damage competition, but STC said the commission misunderstood its special offer. 'It's just an appreciation program to mark a milestone in the company's achievements,' Mohammed Al-Faraj, STC's general manager for corporate communications said.- » Du to boost mobile network speed
- » Skype launches in Arabic
- » Egyptian telecoms firm expands into Kenya
- » Aastra offers VoIP network infrastructure
- » Paltel and Zain cancel deal
- » Zain expands On Network platform
- » Orascom moots merger deal
- » Etisalat adds international voice SMS to service offerings
- » Raya posts lowered profits
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Tata Communications and Middle Eastern operators launch strategic Gulf Cable Project
Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications, as part of its strategic intent to participate and assist in the rapid development of the Middle East Region, has signed strategic partnership agreements with several of the major telecommunications operators in the Middle East to construct a new cable system into the Gulf.- » Qtel signs major cable agreement with Tata Communications
- » New Qatar National Bank and Qatar Telecom partnership makes life easier for customers
- » Batelco rewarded for world's 1st nationwide broadband NGN network
- » Korek Telecom, Ericsson ink deal for multimedia offering in Iraq
- » Financial institutions can save over 50% on networking operational costs
- » Du revolutionises mobile broadband in the UAE with HSPA+ technology from Huawei
- » Launch of new network systems bring new era of communication for Indonesia
- » First Android device signals LG's two-tier smartphone strategy
- » Connect Telecom expands telecom portfolio with ThurayaIP
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Innovation 'is key' to future telco growth
The telecoms sector has not suffered as much as many other industries during the global downturn and is using this period to develop innovative offerings and services for current and future customers, said speakers at Mecom 2009 in Abu Dhabi. With mobile penetration high in the region, particularly because of its ethnic make-up, usage of mobile broadband was heralded as being likely to overtake that of fixed line broadband within a few years.- » No intention of selling Syriatel shares, Mr Makhlouf says
- » Cisco seeks to tap Jordan's technological growth
- » Syria's Telecom operator to invest EUR1bn in network
- » A lack of transparency overshadows Vodafone's Qatar win
- » Globitel gains from the Middle East's growing telco sector
- » Optimiza: A Jordanian firm with pan-Arab aspirations
- » Microsoft deal boosts Jordan's ICT ambitions
- » As ictQatar looks to licence, Qtel looks to expand
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