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New satellite license set to enhance internet connectivity across Oman

In a move aimed at strengthening national telecommunications infrastructure and expanding service coverage, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal Decree No. 40/2025.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Muscat – This decree grants a Class I license to Space Communication Technologies SPC (OmanSat) to build and operate a satellite communication system to provide fixed public telecommunications services in the country.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) explained that the licence aims to provide broadband internet services, satellite connectivity services for telecommunications stations, and more options for service beneficiaries in rural areas.

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