Messaging Rates
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| Message type | Rate (SAR/Message) |
|---|---|
| SMS (Local & International) | 0.25 |
| MMS (within STC) | 0.55 |
| MMS (to other networks) | 0.60 |
| MMS (International) | 0.65 |
Special International Rates
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| Country | Rate (SAR/Minute) |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh, India, Egypt, Sudan and Jordan | 0.55 |
| Pakistan, Philippines and Nepal | 0.65 |
| Yemen | 0.75 |
| Turkey, Indonesia, Srilanka, Afghanistan, Syria and Lebanon | 0.99 |
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International rates
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| Country | Peak rate (SAR/Minute) | Off-peak rate (SAR/Minute) |
|---|---|---|
| ALASKA | 2 | 1.8 |
| ALBANIA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| ALGERIA | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN SAMOA | 2 | 1.8 |
| ANDORRA | 4.2 | 3 |
| ANGOLA | 4.2 | 4 |
| ANGUILLA | 4.5 | 4 |
| ANTARCTICA | 5 | 4.5 |
| ANTIGUA | 4.5 | 4 |
| ANTILLES NETHERLANDS | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| ARGENTINA | 4.2 | 4 |
| ARMENIA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| ARUBA | 5 | 4.5 |
| ASCENSION ISLAND | 5 | 4.5 |
| AUSTRALIA | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| AUSTRIA | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| AZORES | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| BAHAMAS | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| BAHRAIN | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| BALEARIC ISLANDS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| BARBADOS | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| BELARUS | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| BELGIUM | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| BELIZE | 4.2 | 4 |
| BENIN | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| BERMUDA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| BHUTAN | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| BOLIVIA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| BOTSWANA | 4.2 | 4 |
| BRAZIL | 4 | 3.8 |
| BRUNEI | 4 | 3.5 |
| BULGARIA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| BURKINA FASO | 4.2 | 4 |
| MYANMAR | 4.2 | 4 |
| BURUNDI | 5 | 4.5 |
| CAMBODIA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| CAMEROON | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| CANADA | 2 | 1.8 |
| CANARY ISLANDS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| CAPE VERDE ISLAND | 4.2 | 4 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| CHAD | 4 | 3.8 |
| DIEGO GARCIA IS. | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| CHILE | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| CHINA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| COCOS ISLANDS | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| COLOMBIA | 4.2 | 4 |
| CONGO (Brazaville) | 6 | 5.8 |
| CONGO DPR | 6 | 5.2 |
| COOK ISLANDS | 5 | 4.5 |
| COSTA RICA | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| CROATIA | 4 | 3.5 |
| CUBA | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| CYPRUS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 4 | 3.5 |
| DENMARK | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| DJIBOUTI | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| DOMINICA | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 5 | 4.5 |
| EAST TIMOR | 6 | 5.8 |
| ECUADOR | 5 | 4.5 |
| EL SALVADOR | 4 | 3.8 |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| ERITREA | 4 | 3.8 |
| ESTONIA | 4 | 3.5 |
| ETHIOPIA | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| FAROE ISLAND | 4 | 3.8 |
| FIJI | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| FINLAND | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| FRANCE | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| FRENCH GUIANA | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA (Tahiti) | 6 | 5.8 |
| GABON | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| GAMBIA | 5 | 4 |
| GEORGIA | 4.2 | 4 |
| GERMANY | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| GHANA | 4.2 | 4 |
| GIBRALTAR | 5 | 4.5 |
| GREECE | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| GREENLAND | 4 | 3.8 |
| GRENADA | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| GUADELOUPE | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| GUAM | 2 | 1.9 |
| GUATEMALA | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| GUINEA BISSAU | 6 | 5.8 |
| GUINEA REPUBLIC | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| GUYANA | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| HAITI | 5 | 4.5 |
| HAWAII | 2 | 1.8 |
| HONDURAS | 4 | 3.8 |
| HONG KONG | 2 | 1.8 |
| HUNGARY | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| ICELAND | 4 | 3.2 |
| IRAN | 3.2 | 3 |
| IRAQ | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| IRELAND | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| ITALY | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| IVORY COAST | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| JAMAICA | 4 | 3.8 |
| JAPAN | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| KAZAKHISTAN | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| KENYA | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| KIRIBATI | 5 | 4.5 |
| KOREA NORTH | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| KOREA SOUTH | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| KUWAIT | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | 5 | 4 |
| LAOS | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| LATVIA | 4 | 3.5 |
| LESOTHO | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| LIBERIA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| LIBYA | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| LITHUANIA | 4 | 3.5 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| MACAU | 4.2 | 4 |
| MACEDONIA | 4 | 3.5 |
| MADAGASCAR | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| MADEIRA ISLANDS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| MALAWI | 4.2 | 4 |
| MALAYSIA | 2 | 1.8 |
| MALDIVE ISLANDS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| MALI | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| MALTA | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| MARIANA | 5 | 4.2 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 6 | 5.8 |
| MARTINIQUE | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| MAURITANIA | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| MAURITIUS | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| MEXICO | 4 | 3.8 |
| MICRONESIA | 5 | 4.5 |
| MOLDOVA | 4.2 | 4 |
| MONACO | 3.4 | 3 |
| MONGOLIA | 4.2 | 4 |
| MONTSERRAT | 5 | 4.5 |
| COMOROS ISLANDS | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| MOROCCO | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 5 | 4 |
| NAMIBIA | 5 | 4 |
| NAURU | 6 | 5.8 |
| NETHERLANDS | 3.4 | 3 |
| NEW CALEDONIA | 4.2 | 4 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 4 | 3.8 |
| NICARAGUA | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| NIGER | 5 | 4 |
| NIGERIA | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| NIUE ISLAND | 6 | 5.8 |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | 6 | 5.8 |
| NORWAY | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| OMAN | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| PALAU | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| PALESTINE | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| PANAMA | 4.2 | 4 |
| PAPUA & NEW GUINEA | 6 | 4 |
| PARAGUAY | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| PERU | 4.2 | 4 |
| POLAND | 4 | 3.5 |
| PORTUGAL | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| PUERTO RICO | 2 | 1.9 |
| QATAR | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| REUNION ISLAND | 2.4 | 2 |
| ROMANIA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| RUSSIA | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| RWANDA | 5 | 4.5 |
| SAN MARINO | 3.4 | 3 |
| SAO TOME & PRINCIPE | 6 | 5.8 |
| SENEGAL | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| SEYCHELLES | 4.2 | 4 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 5 | 4.5 |
| SINGAPORE | 2 | 1.8 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 4 | 3.5 |
| SLOVENIA | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | 6 | 5.8 |
| SOMALIA | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| SPAIN | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| SRI LANKA | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| ST HELENA | 5 | 4.5 |
| ST KITTS & NEVIS | 5 | 4.5 |
| ST LUCIA | 5 | 4.5 |
| ST PIERRE & MIQUELON | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| ST VINCENT | 5 | 4.5 |
| SOUTH SUDAN | 4 | 4 |
| SURINAME | 6 | 5.8 |
| SWAZILAND | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| SWEDEN | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| SWITZERLAND | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| TAIWAN | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| TAJAKISTAN | 4 | 3.5 |
| TANZANIA / ZANZIBAR | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| TATARISTAN | 6 | 5.8 |
| THAILAND | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| TOGO REPUBLIC | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| TOKELAU ISLANDS | 6 | 5.4 |
| TONGA | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 5 | 4.5 |
| TUNISIA | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| TURKMENISTAN | 4 | 3.8 |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | 4.5 | 4 |
| TUVALU IS. | 6 | 5.8 |
| UGANDA | 4.5 | 4 |
| UKRAINE | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| URUGUAY | 5 | 4 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 2 | 1.8 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| VANUATU | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| VATICAN CITY | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| VENEZUELA | 4.5 | 4 |
| VIETNAM | 4.5 | 4 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK) | 4.5 | 4 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (US) | 2 | 1.8 |
| WAKE ISLAND | 6 | 5.8 |
| WESTERN SAMOA | 6 | 5.8 |
| YUGOLSLAVIA | 4.2 | 4 |
| ZAMBIA | 4 | 3.8 |
| ZIMBABWE | 4 | 3.8 |
• International calls are charged per 30 seconds