KSA: Receive Mobily phone calls, SMS for free in 56 countries

JEDDAH - Mobily subscribers can now receive local and international calls for free in 56 countries. The mobile-phone service is made available through one of the largest roaming agreements ever, involving more than 100 GSM operators worldwide. Among the countries in which this new service is available are the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Sudan, Libya, France, Switzerland, Japan, Finland, Denmark and Norway, a press release said. The new service also allows for receiving free SMS messages through the operating networks in the 51 countries. In the other five Arab countries, a specific operator has to be selected. These agreements are some of the largest ever, both regionally and globally, since they are not confined to sister networks in the UAE and Egypt. In practical terms,... [read full story]