Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C. · Doha Qatar ·(London: QTED)

If you're calling Qatar, you're calling Qtel. Qatar Telecom, commonly known as Qtel, is the exclusive provider of telecommunications services in the small Persian Gulf country. Qtel provides wireline and wireless communications, including national and international long-distance calling, Internet access, and cable television services to more than 16 million customers in 16 countries. The company's joint ventures include Nawras, through which it offers mobile telephone service in Oman, and NavLink, a managed data services venture with AT&T serving businesses in the Middle East. Qatar's government established public telephone service in 1953; it partially privatized Qtel in 1998 by selling a 45% stake. To read the full description, subscribe now.