Dubai
Etisalat Group announced that it has submitted a bid for the mobile license to become the third operator in the Sultanate of Oman.
The bid is in line with Etisalat Group’s expansion strategy considering the market potential and similarities, footprint proximity to its core market, and likely synergies.
On Tuesday, Kuwait’s Zain Group and Saudi Telecom Co (STC) have both applied for the license.
The shortlist of qualified applications will be announced on August 14, with the winning bid to be announced on September 4.
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said last year that it was inviting bids for what will be the first mobile network operator licence Oman has awarded since Ooredoo Oman, then branded Nawras in Oman, started operations in the country in 2004.
