Oman Telecommunication Company ([Omantel]) has a monopoly in the landline telephone and internet access markets.
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).
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.
Country Code: 00968 Market Summary (May 2020)[1] 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.