Cell phones in Bahrain
Phone Networks in Bahrain |
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Latest Telecoms News from Bahrain |
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Batelco Staff Sacking Ruled Illegal Bahrain's Court of Arbitration has ruled that Batelco's dismissal of 44 employees last year was illegal and should not be repeated. The telco had dismissed the staff as part of an employee re-deployment package....Just One Bidder for Bahrain's 3rd Mobile License Bahrain's telecoms regulator, the TRA says that only one company has submitted a formal tender for the country's third mobile operator license - although four companies had registered for the tender....Bahrain Issues New Instruction for Roaming Mobile Subscribers Bahrain's telecoms regulator has issued an order to the country's telecoms networks requiring them to offer more information about roaming costs when customers are overseas....Saudi Telco in Talks to Buy Majority Stake in Bahrain's Batelco Bahrain's Batelco has refused to comment on media reports that Saudi Arabia's Saudi Telecommunication Co (STC) is in talks to buy up to 60 percent of the company....Batelco Reports 15% Rise in Annual Revenues Bahrain based Batelco has reported that growth in its gross revenue year to date was up 15.1% over the same period last year and operating profit year to date was $191.8 million, marginally up 1% year on year, resulting primarily from overseas operations....Survey Reveals - 15.7% of Bahrain Cellphone Users have Multiple SIMs A new Arab Advisors' survey of Bahrain's cellular users has revealed that multiple line use (two lines or more) stood at 15.7% of total cellular users....Bahrain Confirms Details for 3rd Mobile License Auction Bahrain's telecoms regulator, the TRA has announced the final details for an auction for the country's third mobile license....Bahrain to Require Registration for All Prepay Subscribers Bahrain's telecoms regulator has announced that all mobile phones will have to be registered by the end of the year, with owners taking proof of identity to their local retailers to prove who they are....UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia top Arab World's adoption of telecoms services The UAE kept its "number one" spot, while Bahrain moved into 2nd place (up from 3rd in 2006). Saudi Arabia moved up to 3rd place in 2007 up from 4th place in 2006....Bahrain Regulator Seeks Consultants to Advise of Mobile License Award Bahrain's telecoms regulator, the TRA has issued an invitation to consultancy firms to submit their proposals for assisting in designing and managing the competitive process for the selection of the third Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in the Kingdom of Bahrain.... |
