Omantel is the Official Telecom Sponsor of OmanTwestival

Muscat: Omantel, the Sultanate’s pioneer telecom company is the official telecom sponsor of the first OmanTwestival to be held on 25th March 2010 where over 135 Tweeps in the Sultanate will join the worldwide twestival happening on the same day around over 200 cities around the globe.

The event which is organized for the first in the Sultanate and held on board of the world’s fastest diesel-powered catamaran (Hormuz) is expected to attract hundreds of tweeps from different parts of the Sultanate to celebrate this unique occasion thanks to technology.

"Omantel is proud to be part of the OmanTwestival 2010 as the exclusive telecom partner. It's a festival that takes place all over the world on the same day, March 25th, to provide access to education for 72 million children in the world who can't afford an education. This event is an excellent example of how social media contributes and creates awareness of social responsibility in Oman. “said Rasha Al Jamali, Senior Manager Online Services at Omantel.

Bader Al Hinai, an organizer of the OmanTwestival said, “We are very happy about Omantel supporting our event with their telecom technology which enables twitter users on board of Hormuz catamaran to tweet live, post notes onto facebook, take pictures and post onto their blogs, etc. It is an excitement to see how people, technology & companies come together for a charitable cause in just 5 days of planning and execution of this 1st OmanTwestival”.