Manama, Bahrain: Batelco, Bahrain`s largest telecom, has launched a fantastic deal for its prepaid BlackBerry customers, offering them a One Year subscription offer which includes a Free BlackBerry® Smartphone. The unmatched deal, priced at only BD100 includes one year access to BlackBerry® services with 100 MB BlackBerry Data every month.

"This is amazing value for money; for the first time in Bahrain customers can make a once-off payment, and benefit from a year long BlackBerry® service that includes data and a BlackBerry® Smartphone for prepaid customers," said Batelco Group General Manager Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi.

BlackBerry® service continues to grow in popularity as an increasing number of customers of all ages discover its great benefits and its in-demand features for social networking and business communication.

Among the many benefits of owning a BlackBerry is access to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the very convenient service to deliver free text messages between BlackBerry users, no matter which country they are located in.

Additional benefits include ease of access to web content such as videos and pictures, as well as email facilities and popular social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

"Batelco was the first to deliver prepaid services for BlackBerry in Bahrain one year ago and since then we have delivered many product and service enhancements and special deals to meet the needs of our customers," said Mr. Al Janahi.

To avail of this great new one year subscription deal customers may visit any Batelco Retail Shop, register and collect their device with no delay. Furthermore, for details about Batelco's latest offers log on to www.batelco.com or visit any of Batelco's Retail Shops and discover how Batelco can enhance your lifestyle.

This press release has been issued by Batelco Corporate Affairs department. For further information, please contact Batelco Public Relations Office This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / Fax +973 17611898