Iridium 500-min. Middle East / Africa Plan
The Iridium MENA Plan features discounted airtime rates for subscribers calling from some African and Middle East countries.
INCLUDES:
- Iridium SIM-card and activation
- 500 minutes to fixed/cell phones
- A global telephone number
- 12-months validity
- Value-added service included (SMS, data, forwarding, voicemail)
| Outbound Voice Calls | USD/min. |
| To fixed / cell phones - from MENA region | 0.78 |
| To fixed/cell phones - from outside MENA Region | 1.76 |
| To Iridium phones & Voicemail | 0.65 |
| To other satellite systems | 9.99 |
| Incoming Voice Calls | |
| Direct dial calls | FREE |
| Two-stage dialing calls | 1.76 |
| Outbound Data Calls: | |
| MENA-to-MENA | 1.33 |
| MENA-to-outside-MENA | 1.76 |
| From outside-MENA | 1.76 |
| To Iridium phones & devices | 1.33 |
| Incoming Data Calls: | FREE |
| Text Messages (SMS) | |
| Outbound text message | 0.45 ea |
| Incoming text message | FREE |
- Billing increment: 20 seconds
- The plan can be used with any Iridium phone anywhere in the world.
- The Iridium 500-min. MENA plan can be used only ONCE. No refills will be possible.
- After expiration, the SIM-card can be converted to other prepaid plans at no additional cost. All unused minutes will be lost after expiration or upon conversion to the other account type.
The MENA Region includes the countries listed below plus 12 nautical miles into coastal waters.
AFRICA COUNTRIES:
| Algeria | Ethiopia | Mayotte |
| Angola | Gabon | Morocco |
| Benin | Gambia | Mozambique |
| Botswana | Ghana | Namibia |
| Burkina Faso | Guinea | Niger |
| Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria |
| Cameroon | Juan De Nova Island | Senegal |
| Cape Verde | Kenya | Sierra Leone |
| Central African Republic | Lesotho | South Africa (+ Price Edwards Is.) |
| Chad | Madagascar | Tanzania |
| Congo, DR | Malawi | Tunisia |
| Djibouti | Mali | Uganda |
| Egypt | Mauritania | Zambia |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mauritius | Zimbabwe |
MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES:
| Cyprus | Oman |
| Jordan | Saudi Arabia |
| Kuwait | Turkey |
| Lebanon | United Arab Emirates |
NOTE: Due to the small geographical size and/or location of islands included in this list, calls may be interpreted by the system as originating from international waters and calls may be restricted. Therefore, the MENA rate or service availability is not guaranteed for these areas.
