Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority invites bids for third mobile licence

Muscat: For the installation, operation, maintenance and exploitation of a telecommunications system to provide public mobile telecommunications services in Oman, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the Information Memorandum (IM) detailing the bidding process for awarding the licence for the third operator.
The TRA considers that the enhancement of competition in the mobile telecommunications services will benefit consumers and the Sultanate’s economy.
It is also in consistent with the general policy of the government, as well the TRA’s mandate to promote market entry under the telecommunications regulatory act through the availability of a range of additional radio spectrum to provide a multitude of mobile telecom services, particularly mobile broadband to the consumers. The bidding process is available through the purchase of IM, which is available on the TRA website ( www.tra.gov.om ).