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The year 2005 marked numerous achievements for the Jordan Telecom Group in the field of business solutions and building new services for customers that integrate enormous capabilities, experience and expertise. The Group continued to provide cutting-edge voice and data services that facilitate the different types of calls, data transfer and exchange. These services are considered as critical technology assets to the business management and therefore help focus on the core task of managing and running their businesses, not their technology. The new services will also help the government plan future developments and transformations.

Services
Jordan Telecom introduced WINS (Wide Area Network Service); a pioneering service at a regional level. WINS includes a number of network management systems that rely on the concept of outsourcing, provide diverse services, build customers’ infrastructure and offer the possibility of remote network management.

As part of its ongoing efforts to develop its business-targeted services, MobileCom launched in 2005 the dedicated APN (Access Point Name) service, which connects branches to the head office and transforms data through the network using GPRS.
Wanadoo launched IPVPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) which supports high capacity applications (voice, data and visuals). This is a wide area network service that provides a high speed, secure and economic connection between entity sites that are geographically dispersed. In addition to continuing to build hot spot stations in public places for wireless Internet connectivity (Wi-Fi) through high-speed wireless linkages, the first location to go ‘live’ with the new service was Queen Alia International Airport..

Offers
In its efforts to implement the Jordan Telecom Group marketing strategies that focus on launching competitive offers with discounts on the basic tariffs as well as innovative solutions for investment and the business sector, Jordan Telecom Group introduced a number of bundles and offers throughout 2005 that target the majority of business segments.

In that context, Jordan Telecom introduced a business-targeted promotional offer on the volume of national and international calls with discounts ranging from 10% - 25% on international calls, in addition to a parallel promotional offer for corporate line subscribers based on discounts on national calls in a way that corresponds with frequency of use. Jordan Telecom introduced offers for small and medium enterprises, such as the prepaid card corporate line targeted at customers who need a phone-line for outgoing calls only; the promotional offer for fixed corporate lines with reduced and installment-based installation fees, a free-of-charge wireless phone, complimentary minutes, and additional free-of-charge services for a year; and another offer whereby a second line is offered, free-of-charge, with every corporate line for those in need of a fixed-line, or a 50% discount is offered with the second corporate line, in addition to a free-of-charge installation and other benefits.

Digital offers were introduced in "My Digital Office.Com" and its corresponding bundle which is based on the ISDN-B service, with office equipment, complimentary local and national minutes as well as ADSL connectivity. Add to that Wanadoo's offer for high-speed connections through 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps - making it the preferred choice for reliable corporate Internet service.
 

Jordan Telecom Contributes to a Conducive Environment for Business and Investment

Jordan Telecom Group continued developing a conducive investment environment for corporate entities by offering services and solutions set to transform the business communications landscape in the Kingdom that will support this vital sector. In that context, Jordan Telecom Group signed several agreements in 2005. Jordan Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with the Industrial Cities and Intaj, whereby the three parties will develop the necessary advanced infrastructure to build the Airport City for Technology Industries. Jordan Telecom also signed agreements with the Arab Potash Company; the Media City to provide it with five international lines; Mshatta Industrial City in Quneitra; and Jordan Television and Radio Corporation to transmit its signal using Jordan Telecom's microwave network in order to carry TV broadcast to the entire Kingdom.

Jordan Telecom's Regional Call Center, characterized by its excellent performance, with its specialized personnel and advanced telecommunication technologies that match those in similar international centers, reported intensive activity in 2005, such as signing agreements to provide its services to Arab Radio and TV Network (ART); Jordan's Ministry of Commerce and Industry (automatic inquiries service), and the Ministry of Labor and the Companies Control Directorate.

In 2005 also, an agreement was signed between Jordan Telecom and the Cities and Villages Development Bank by which the latter will be provided with Frame Relay services that connect the Bank's General Administration with all its branches to ensure efficient, speedy, safe, high-quality and cost-effective data transfer; in addition to an intranet, document exchange service and active database.

For its part, Wanadoo signed in 2005 several Internet leased-lines with Rubicon, Jordan University for Higher Studies, Tafileh Technical University, Zarqa Private University, Amman Private University, and Jerash Private University.