Ooredoo Group confirms court ruled in favour of the national mobile telecommunications company

Doha, Qatar, 23 March 2023: Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. (“Ooredoo”) – Ticker ORDS – has announced the issuance of the decision of the Council Chamber of the Court of Cassation of Kuwait following the hearing of the appeal against the judgment issued in favour of the National Mobile Telecommunications Company - Ooredoo Kuwait - (Respondent) in the case No. 859/2020, related to tariffs on number ranges.

The appeal was filed by the Director General of the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) in his capacity as (Appellant) and the Minister of Communication in his capacity as (Appellant).

In the ruling, the appeal was rejected, and the court ordered the Appellants to pay the Respondent the total amount of KD 43,817,594 (approx. QAR 510 million).