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Prepaid Calling Cards (PPCC)


Batelco’s Prepaid calling Cards and Batelco Prepaid account offer you greater versatility and convenience. The service, enables you to pay in advance for local and international calls made from any touchtone phone in Bahrain and in over 20 countries around the world. With Batelco prepaid account provide the customer with ability to store the card value on their telephone number fixed or mobile and then they can make any call by only dailing 155 followed by distenatin number.

The rates for using the prepaid card are as follows:

Local Calls
  Peak Charge (BD) Off-Peak (BD)
Fixed to Fixed BD 0.015 BD 0.015
Fixed to Mobile BD 0.020 BD 0.020
Mobile to Fixed BD 0.025 BD 0.025
Mobile to Mobile BD 0.030 BD 0.030
Above rates are applied for all operators

International Calls
Connection Charge(BD) Monthly Rental (BD)
Normal IDD Rates apply


The Prepaid cards have several benefits:

  • They eliminate confusion caused by handling unfamiliar coins.
  • They eliminate the need to speak to overseas operators who may not speak your language.
  • Cost effective, easy to budget long distance calling and avoid the need to make expensive collect calls or pay excessive hotel surcharges.
  • Dialling instructions in Arabic or English.

 

 


 

The prepaid card value is specified in Bahraini Dinars. Cards are available in BD 1, 3, 5 and 10*.
Batelco’s prepaid card system automatically calculates and informs you of the value remaining on the card before you start your next call. Advanced warning is also given when the value of the card is about to expire.

In order to use the prepaid card, simply dial 8000 88 88 if in Bahrain. If you are overseas, simply dial the Bahrain Direct access number depending on the country you are in and follow the voice instructions. The Bahrain Direct access numbers may be obtained from Batelco’s Customer Service Centre.

* BD10 Prepaid Calling card is available through Kwikserve machine only