Is Skype allowed in Qatar? What about VOIP?

Alex Brazil
By Alex Brazil
By hms• 16 Feb 2011 14:27
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hms

yes both of them are allowed here in Qatar.

By hms• 16 Feb 2011 14:27
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hms

yes both of them are allowed here in Qatar.

By anonymous• 16 Feb 2011 14:22
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Qtel Group Deputy Chairman Sheikh Mohamed bin Suhaim al-Thani, Russ Shaw, Dr Nasser Marafih, Qtel Group chairman Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani and Sohail Qadri, wi-tribe Group CEO, during the launch of the new partnership

The Qtel Group has signed a commercial agreement with Skype, whereby its mobile broadband subsidiary wi-tribe, will promote Skype and related products over wi-tribe’s networks and key markets in Jordan and the Philippines.

Under the agreement, wi-tribe; a provider of wireless broadband Internet, will enable customers in the respective markets to easily download Skype software and connect with their family and friends.

Qtel Group CEO Dr Nasser Marafih said, “The Qtel Group’s strategy for innovation is driven by the needs of our customers, and enabled by partnerships with like-minded companies. We recognise the changes taking place in the market and the increasing customer demand for rich communications solutions. And that’s why we have decided to partner with Skype - one of the pioneers in the industry. This is a first-of-its-kind in the Middle East region. We look forward to working closely with Skype to deliver the best possible customer experience.”

Skype had 145mn average monthly connected users for the three months that ended in December 2010. According to TeleGeography in January 2011, Skype-to-Skype calling minutes in 2010 were equivalent to approximately 20% of total global international PSTN and Skype-to-Skype calling minutes.

With the partnership announcement, more users in the Middle-Eastern and Asian regions will enjoy easy accessibility to popular Skype features such as free Skype-to-Skype calls, instant messaging, low cost calls to landlines and mobiles as well as the recently launched ‘Group Video Calling’.

“We’re very excited to be working with the Qtel Group and wi-tribe,” said Russ Shaw, Skype vice president and general manager (Mobile).

“wi-tribe is a high performance wireless Internet experience with a customer centric approach, much like Skype. We believe Skype and service-providers can complement each other to bring greater value for consumers – and have seen successful examples of this around the world. We look forward to working closely with the Qtel Group to progress the wi-tribe partnership and support the growth of the Internet ecosystem within the Middle-Eastern and Asian regions.”

To kick off the partnership, Skype and wi-tribe will distribute Skype credit vouchers for customers in the Philippines and in Jordan.

These vouchers will enable customers to enjoy free calls to landlines and mobiles over Skype using the wi-tribe mobile broadband network.

By Alex Brazil• 16 Feb 2011 14:21
Alex Brazil

Thanks For the Quick Reply !!!

Greatly apprecite It !!!

By anonymous• 16 Feb 2011 14:20
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anonymous

Skype is allowed but voip public booth are illegal.

By baldrick2dogs• 16 Feb 2011 14:03
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baldrick2dogs

Yes

By nishantvshah• 16 Feb 2011 14:03
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nishantvshah

Yes. Skype is allowed in Qatar. Voip is allowed for personal use.

By supermanqatar• 16 Feb 2011 14:02
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supermanqatar

Voip are allowed in Qatar

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