Batelco slashes price of fixed IP address service

Published December 27th, 2006 - 03:19 GMT

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading Internet services provider, is slashing the monthly rental rates of its Single Fixed IP address service for Business and Education Broadband customers by 80% from 1st January, 2007.

 

Broadband business customers will now pay only BD20 as a monthly rental instead of the current BD100, a saving of BD80, while Education Broadband customers will pay only BD10 per month instead of the current BD50, a saving of BD40. In addition, Business and Education Broadband customers can now register for a new Fixed IP Address service for only BD10 once-off activation fee instead of the previous BD60.

 

Batelco realises the importance of Internet online hosted services and that the demand for fixed IP addresses has increased enormously for businesses and education providers. Fixed IP enables business & Education customers to host their online services and applications such as websites, mail domains and Virtual Private Networks( VPNs).

 

“The reduced prices are aimed at encouraging business development and supports Batelco’s commitment to offer the best quality broadband and its related services at the best value for money,”  said Batelco Corporate Affairs General Manager Ahmed Al Janahi.

 

“Batelco will continue monitoring customers’ requirements and regularly upgrade its Internet related products and services in order to exceed customers’ expectations and demands, ” he added.