Cell Broadcast services in the Sultanate of Oman
Cell Broadcast service is available in all governorates and regions of Sultanate of Oman.
Although this is a great service, the channels being implemented are different from those recommended internationally for use. A list of some of the important channels being used are:
001 - Emergency - Governmental emergency requests such as evacuating areas etc.
005 - Municipality - information and announcements
006 - Sports - Oman national teams news
007 - Tourist Info
009 - Prayer Time - Daily prayer’s time and Ramadan announcements
010 – News - Business and international news
015 - Governmental - Daily government and ministries news
050 - Location Info - the area name where customer is located