Batelco offers a comprehensive national telephone service using fully digitalised switches and optical fibre links. Telephone service is available to and from anywhere within the State of Bahrain.

Terms of Payment

• By post
• Banks
• Batelco Customer Service Centres (payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit cards)

Call Charging

Call made from fixed line telephone to another: 21 fils per unit (180 seconds)
Call made from fixed line telephone to mobile: 21 fils per unit (90 seconds)

Telephone Services

 

	New Exchange Lines Description Installation Charge(BD) Monthly Rental (BD) Telephone Lines Residence 20.000 1.160 Business 20.000 2.160 Government 20.000 2.160 Charity / Social organisations (see note 1) 20.000 1.160 DDI lines Line Installation 30.000 NIL Line Rental NIL 3.000 Number Range Rental (per 50 nums) - 1.660 Sponsored Residential 20.000 1.660 Note: 1) Charity /Social organisations include: Charity funds, graveyards, mosques, maatams, national & vocational societies, co-operative societies, expatriate societies & clubs, and local national clubs.

 

 

Customers can obtain different programming and procedural facilities.

• Outgoing call barring (OCB)
• Incoming call barring (ICB)
• International service direct (ISD) barring with operator (131/151/191)
• International service direct (ISD) barring without operator (131/151/19)
• Ex-directory number
• Fastline
• Reconnection after disconnection at subscriber request
• Changed number interception (CNI) Changed number announcemnet (CNA)
• Bill-Reminder Service (Free)

Tariffs Details

 

	Line Facilities Description Connection Charge(BD) Monthly Rental (BD) Outgoing Call Barring (OCB) (see note 1) 3.000 NIL Incoming Call Barring ICB 3.000 - International Direct (IDD) Barring with operator 131/151/191) 18.000 - International Direct (IDD) Barring Without operator 131/151/191) 18.000 - Ex-Directory Number 10.000 - Fast Line without time break 3.000 0.500 Reconnection after Disconnection at subscribers request 5.000 NIL Reconnection after Disconnection due to non-payment 5.000 - Changed Number Interception (CNI) (see note 2) 6.500 3.330 Changed Number Announcement (CNA) Free Free Bill- Reminder Service Free Free Note 1) Restoring a line from OCB to full service is free of charge. 2) The CNA and CNI can also be applied for the Faxline Service.