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 (See note 3) 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. 3) The CNA is free of charge for the period of 3 months.