title: Telecommunications in Oman
text: # Telecommunications in Oman
  
  Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel) has a monopoly in the landline telephone and internet access markets. Its arm Omanmobile offers mobile services. The Omani government owns 70% of Omantel after 30% was listed for the public in 2005. In 2005 Qatar Telecommunication Company (Qtel) and partners were awarded the second license to offer mobile services in the country under the brand of Nawras, which is now rebranded as Ooredoo (Ooredoo Oman). Oman now has 5 mobile networks offering internet. The networks providing 4G coverage are Oman mobile, Ooredoo, [./Http://www.rennamobile.com/ Renna], RedBull Mobile and Friendi.
  
  In 2019, Omantel introduce its first 5G coverage in the country.
  
  In October 2007, the government overhauled Omantel board of directors and announced its plan to remerge the two arm of the company and to sell part of its share to a strategic partner. The government also slashed the royalty fee paid on revenue from 12% to 7%.
  
  ## Telephone
  
  Country Code: 00968
  
  Market Summary (May 2020)
  
  Landlines : 585,018
  
  Mobile cellular: 6,111,896 [Prepaid (5,293,257) – Postpaid (818,639) ]
  
  Fixed Broadband : 487,733
  
  International Gateway : Omantel, Ooredoo, Telecom Oman (TeO), Connect Arabia
  
  Domestic: open wire, microwave, radiotelephone communications, limited coaxial cable and a domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations. International: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat.
  
  ## Internet
  
  Country code (Top level domain): OM
  
  ### Fixed Internet Service (May 2020)
  
  Narrowband Internet Subscriptions: 2,021
  
  Broadband Subscriptions : 487,733
  
  ADSL services were launched in 2005 in Oman through the provider Omantel. As of 2020 there are 3 service providers for Broadband in Oman - Omantel, Ooredoo & Awasr
  
  ### Mobile Broadband
  
  Both Omantel and Ooredoo offer access to the internet through their 4G network coverage. In addition, Renna Mobile and RedBull Mobile offer 4G internet using Omantel network, while Friendi mobile offers 4G network using Ooredoo network
  
  ## Television
  
  Broadcast stations: 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) Televisions: 1.6 million (1997)
  
  ## Radio
  
  Broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) Radios: 1.4 million (1997)
  
  In April, 2008, Nokia Siemens was appointed to replace parts of the existing radio network.
  
  