Etisalat cuts GCC roaming charges

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Etisalat cuts GCC roaming charges
Etisalat has reduced its roaming rates for voice calls, SMS and data within the GCC starting from April 1.

Published: Sat 1 Apr 2017, 7:54 PM

Last updated: Sat 1 Apr 2017, 9:56 PM

Etisalat has announced that it has reduced its roaming rates for voice calls, SMS and data within the GCC starting from Saturday (April 1).

Etisalat said in a statement released on Saturday that its prepaid and post-paid customers will enjoy discounted roaming rates of up to 35 per cent on data, outgoing voice calls to the UAE, GCC and local destinations and outgoing SMS while travelling to any Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or Saudi Arabia and roaming through any roaming partner.

The new rates are introduced in coordination with the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) to encourage roaming services within the GCC at affordable rates.

The statement said that for even bigger savings, etisalat customers can choose to subscribe to any of its voice, data and combo roaming packages, offering unlimited roaming data usage in 100 countries for Dh35 per day.

Customers can view and purchase from etisalat's range of roaming offers by dialling *177# (for free within the UAE or abroad), or using the etisalat UAE mobile app, where they can also view the standard roaming rates and list of preferred partners.

- ismail@khaleejtimes.com

By Staff Report

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