Tag Archives: MobiTel

Mobiles wait to consolidate

The domestic mobile telecommunications sector is overcrowded, but roadblocks are preventing rapid consolidation among the Kingdom’s eight active players, according to industry insiders. Although Smart and Star-Cell merged at the beginning of the year, further mergers and acquisitions may take longer than many expect, as insiders point to too-high valuations and a lack of synergy … Continue reading

MPTC puts an end to free mobile call promotion

Putting an end to a month-long dispute between mobile phone service providers MobiTel and Beeline by trading accusations over price dumping and blocking of between-network calls, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued a directive dated Friday, 04 by setting a minimum charges of US$0.045 per minute for calls within an operator’s network and $0.0595 … Continue reading