Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced the launch of the lowest local calling rates in Qatar for Hala Smart and International Saver Key customers. Recently the company had also announced to reduce international calling rates for Hala International Key customers.
With the latest pricing, all Hala Smart customers making out of bundle calls and all Hala International Saver Key customers can benefit from local calls to any Ooredoo number at just Dhs20 per minute. In addition, Hala International Saver Key subscribers will also get international call rate of Dhs45 per minute.
This launch is the latest in a series of new initiatives for Ooredoo designed to ensure that customers can enjoy the benefits of the regions most advanced network supported by some of the best value offers.
Recently Ooredoo had announced the reduction of International Saver Key local calling and SMS rates to just QR0.35 per minute, and QR0.30 per SMS for a limited time, but has boosted value even further in response to customer demand.
Previously, International Saver Key and Hala Smart customers were charged at Ooredoo’s standard local calling rate of QR0.55 per minute, meaning the company has now more than halved the cost of local calls to Ooredoo numbers compared to the standard rate.
International rates have dropped from QR0.60 per minute to QR0.45 for International Saver Key customers, offering subscribers more affordable calls to 121 countries around the world.
The International Saver Key costs QR1 a week, and can be activated by sending the SMS ‘ISK’ to 121. The key will renew automatically every week, so customers can continue to save.
Among the countries covered by the key are popular call destinations such as Egypt, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Ooredoo announced the launch of Hala Smart in April, offering prepaid customers more value and more data with Hala Smart bundles priced at QR10, QR15, QR25 and QR40.
Hala Smart packs are prepaid bundles that include a mixture of local and international minutes, SMS and mobile data. With this latest offer, out of bundle rates will now be charged at just Dhs20 per minute to all Ooredoo numbers.
The Peninsula
