Ooredoo has announced that it would keep the price of Ooredoo-to-Ooredoo calls at 10 dirhams per minute permanently for Hala International Saver Key and Hala Smart Pack customers.
The new pricing was originally a special offer, but its popularity has prompted Ooredoo to make it a permanent upgrade on Hala, the company said in a statement yesterday.
According to its most recent financial results, Ooredoo now has more than 3mn customers in Qatar - an all-time record - and Hala is the most popular service in the country, the statement said.
Fatima Sultan al-Kuwari, director of Community & Public Relations at Ooredoo, said: “This has been one of Ooredoo’s best years ever in Qatar, driven by the support of our customers and a new range of data-focused services and incredible call offers. We’re continuing to offer new benefits with Hala to ensure that it remains Qatar’s most popular choice for communication and continues to offer the very best value on the market.”
Since the launch of Smart Packs at the start of this year, the service has won new customers because of the choice in call minutes and data the packs provide, and continues to win back customers who previously switched
to other services, the statement added.
The call rate to any Ooredoo mobile or landline number is now QR0.10 per minute on Hala International Saver Key and Hala Smart Packs.
Hala customers can subscribe to the Hala International Saver Key by sending the SMS ‘ISK’ to 121. With Hala International Saver Key, customers wishing to connect overseas can also benefit from the best international call rates to 121 countries. At QR1 per week, the Hala International Saver Key offers international call rates of QR0.45 per minute as well as the value price of QR0.10 per minute for local calls to Ooredoo mobile or landline.
Hala Smart Pack customers receive a competitive weekly local calling and SMS allowance, as well as generous mobile Internet data bundle, depending on their chosen pack denomination (QR10, QR15, QR25 and QR40). With the new 10 dirhams per minute pricing, Hala Smart customers can talk for 50% less to Ooredoo numbers, according to the statement.
Hala Smart Packs are automatically renewed and customers need to simply ensure that they have sufficient credit to continue receiving the benefits of the weekly packs. To activate the Hala Smart Pack, a customer needs to dial *121#.