JEDDAH: Building on its outstanding record of success in responding to customer needs, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has strategically expanded its Invision interactive television service to cover nine more cities across the Kingdom, to include Makkah, Madina, Abha, Buraidah, Onaiza, Jizan, Taif, Jubail and Al-Ahsa. Previously Invision was available only in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. Providing these new regions with Invision interactive TV confirms STC's role as the national leader in bringing advanced telecommunications and information technology to the Kingdom, it said in a statement. Invision utilizes interactive technology to provide high definition via Internet connection with high speeds up to 20 Mb per second plus free calls to land line numbers in the Kingdom, all on one bill. With the Invision service, STC's Afaq DSL Shamil customers can enjoy visual content through satellite TV channels featuring sports, cultural and documentary programs and videos on the TV screen. The service is unique in that it offers exclusive viewing of paid TV categories including Al- Majd, Al Jazeera Sports and Abu Dhabi Sports with high quality images thanks to the Invision device that eliminates the need for other receivers, dishes or even extensions. In addition to sports events such as the Premier League, Spanish and Italian leagues, Invision provides comprehensive coverage of events and developments in countries across the region, as well as cultural subjects, documentary films and many popular programs. Among the many unique benefits, the service enables customers to pause a program and continue viewing it later on, watch re-runs, and record programs to watch at any time. Invision also serves as a video on demand library from which religious programs, documentaries and famous movies can be downloaded and viewed as required.
