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Prying eyes: Are marketing messages considered an infringement on privacy?

Doha News asked residents in Qatar about their opinions on marketing messages sent by companies and the possible privacy concerns they pose. In a recent poll on Instagram, hundreds of…

2 min

News

Backlash as Ooredoo increases its prices, once again

Following the announcement of higher rates from Ooredoo, customers are calling for a campaign to cancel their subscriptions. Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecomunications company, informed its customers via text on…

2 min

News

Qatar regulator orders Ooredoo to fix Netflix billing complaints

After complaints from Ooredoo customers in Qatar, the CRA issued a prompt order to fix the issues. Ooredoo has been ordered to take corrective action concerning subscriptions to streaming giant…

2 min

Ooredoo customers signal outrage over days-long service disruptions

Customers call for refunds as Ooredoo data disruption lasts throughout the weekend Hundreds of customers have been left outraged over days of data service disruption by Ooredoo, which has since…

2 min

News

Ooredoo back online after days-long connection disruption

After hundreds of customers complained over connection disruptions, Ooredoo confirmed it had fully restored its services. Ooredoo took to twitter to announce it had fully restored its connection and data…

3 min

Vodafone prevented from discussing cell phone snooping in Qatar

The UK-based telecom company has published an inaugural report on how often law enforcement agencies in 29 countries have asked it to provide customer data, but said laws in Qatar and several other states make such disclosure illegal.

3 min

Deal to launch Qatar’s Ooredoo in Myanmar fans anti-Muslim sentiments

Myanmar is one of the least mobile-connected countries in the world. Ooredoo will be working to change that, after winning an international cellphone license tender late Thursday. But the deal…

News

Vodafone: Nearly half of Qatar’s population now using our services

Vodafone-Qatar has grown its customer base by 11 percent over the past year to some 837,000 people as of March 31, the company has said. That translates to 47 percent…

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Qtel in hot water with ictQatar following Blackberry user complaints

Complaints over what appear to be extra charges for Hala BlackBerry users have caught the eye of ictQatar and prompted Qtel to refund some customers. Users may be noticing extra…

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