Telecommunications Regulatory: Launching the number portability service for fixed phones before the end of the first quarter

The Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Majed Al-Masmar, revealed that “the service of transferring fixed telephone numbers between the two companies operating telecommunications services in the country will be launched before the end of the first quarter of this year.

 In a press statement, Al-Masmar pointed out that "the recent period witnessed the completion of various technical equipment to launch the fixed-line transfer service in preparation for putting the final touches on the commercial side between operating companies, and launching the service in a way that allows new privileges in the sector for dealers."

 Al-Masmar explained that "the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority exempted telecom service operators from paying fees for the fifth generation spectrum for a period of four years ending at the end of 2021."


 He added that "exempting the two companies from bandwidth fees for a period of four years aims to motivate operators to increase investments in the fifth generation network, which is a pillar of development and innovation over the next ten years in the communications and information technology sector," noting that "it is expected that the fifth generation network will witness." Significant growth rates in turnout by 2024 “...


and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced the allocation of a new bandwidth that would allow operators of telecommunications services to expand services of 5G network technologies in line with the decisions of the World Radiocommunication Conference, where it allocated bands for countries to be used in the application of technology. New ".

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