Batelco, Bahrain’s leading Telecommunications Company and one of the foremost supporters of health, education, cultural and sports initiatives in the Kingdom, started the New Year by donating gifts to young cancer patients at Salmaniya Medical Centre.
Batelco Corporate Affairs Senior Manager Hatem Altaie and Public Relations Specialist Atifa Ali Bin Rajab recently paid a visit to SMC to meet a group of young cancer patients and their families and also the medical and nursing staff of the hospital’s cancer unit.
During the visit Mr. Altaie and Mrs. Rajab presented gifts to the 15 young cancer victims who are currently being treated either as in-patients or out-patients.
“Batelco’s aim is to live up to the noble Islamic values of the Kingdom by ensuring that the whole community benefits from the Company’s success by upholding its values of investing, caring and inspiring,” said Batelco Corporate Affairs General Manager Ahmed Al Janahi.
Batelco annually supports a wide range of worthwhile causes and has contributed over US$15 million in sponsorships and donations since 2003.
Batelco is proud to be celebrating its 25th Anniversary as Bahrain’s leading Telecommunication Company. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive market in the Middle East, Batelco is committed to delivering cutting-edge telecommunications to its customers in Bahrain and MENA. Batelco is driven by an enthusiasm for delivering the best customer experience based on innovation, affordability and reliability of products and services.
With significant operations in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Egypt, the Batelco Group provides voice and data services over fixed, wireless, and internet platforms, systems integration and enterprise solutions to Government and Corporate clients.
Batelco’s specialised services cover the full spectrum of telecommunications solutions for residential and business customers and spans a comprehensive array of mobile services, international roaming, high speed Internet connections, WiFi, MPLS IP-VPN network provisioning and management, Datacoms services and high-tech, reliable fixed line services. Batelco is currently migrating to an all IP network as part of its ‘Broadband Bahrain’ national project. This major investment reflects Batelco’s commitment for excellence which has reinforced Bahrain’s position as a leading communication hub. The Company’s shares are listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange. In September 2006, Batelco had a total capitalization of approx US$ 3.3 billion.
