Muscat: After the mobile telephone sector, the internet service sector in Oman is witnessing intense competition in the wake of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority's (TRA) decision to open up licences for internet and audiotext services. Close on the heels of Nawras, the second mobile phone operator in Oman, cutting tariffs for data usage by up to 80 per cent, the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) yesterday launched a wi-fi internet service for postpaid internet customers and also announced revised packages for existing internet subscribers. 'We are in the process of offering new packages that would make it affordable and attractive for internet users,' said Saleh Bin Abdullah Al Farsi, division head of marketing and Customer Service at Omantel, during the formal launch of the new service at the Omantel headquarters. Talking about the new wi-fi internet service for the post paid customers, he said: 'This is an entirely new service through which ADSL and Dial-up subscribers can surf the Internet wirelessly in 20 hot-spots all over Muscat.' The telecom sector in the country was opened up in 2004 with the grant of the first private mobile licence to Nawras. Oman opens up online service Colonel Mohsin Al Hafeedh, TRA Temporary Member - Policies and International Reps Affairs, said in a press statement that the new round of licensing will introduce new internet service providers (ISPs) and audiotext service providers into Oman's telecom sector.

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Ahmed Al-Balushi: The agreement contributes towards enhancing our public transport services Talal Al-Mamari: The partnership comes as part of 3.0 transformational strategy to enable digital society to flourish Muscat, December 18, 2016, the Sultanate’s first telecoms provider, and Oman National Transport Company, ‘MWASALAT’, signed a partnership agreement to provide free WiFi in all MWASALAT buses, in addition to providing a number of other services and facilities that will mutually benefit both parties. According to the agreement, will provide free WiFi connectivity on all MWASALAT buses. This service will allow public transport users to experience first-hand the convenience of broadband mobile internet. Omantel will also provide a suite of other solutions aimed at improving the quality of services provided by MWASALAT. Additionally, MWASALAT will also name two bus stations after Omantel; one at Sultan Qaboos Street in Al-Khuwair, Muscat, and the other one in South Al-Mawaleh, on the main road to the Al-Dakhiliya region. The agreement is aimed at growing the partnership between the two companies in addition to enhancing levels of mutual cooperation and investment.

This will be achieved by providing a package of facilities which will jointly boost the quality of services provided to customers for a period of five years. Commenting on the agreement, Ahmed Ali Al-Balushi, CEO of MWASALAT noted, “We believe that this partnership integrates the roles between the two national companies for the benefit of the customer. This step comes as part of the MWASALAT efforts to find alternative solutions to support public transport, which in turn will contribute towards reducing our reliance on government support for the sector.