Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C.
Overview
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.
Sample OverviewKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C.
| Company Type | Public (London: QTED) |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| Sales (mil.) | £1,968.6 |
| Employees | 2,400 |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C.
| Chairman | Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| CEO | Nasser Marafih Connect to this executive |
| COO | Nick Dent Connect to this executive |

