Lavish praise from Minister of Communications for United Networks' booth at InfoConnect 2007

Kuwait 6th of Feb 2007

Minister of Communications Dr. Maasouma Al-Mubarak expressed her admiration for the new Disney Phone parental-controlled mobile phone for children launched by Global Direct, in cooperation with Disney International Corporation when she granted a visit to United Networks booth at Info Connect.

Wael Al-Sultan, Chief Operating Officer, Global Direct - a subsidiary of United Networks - welcomed the Minister and said, "We are committed to our society's development, and we recognize the need to offer the families better choices for their children and we are confident that the Disney phone handset will be a popular option.

" The new phone will not only provide the children of Kuwait with a phone to enjoy but also enable parents to monitor and manage the communication needs of their children." Mr. Al-Sultan added.

The Global Direct COO continued by highlighting the new era of TV entertainment technology by introducing the DVR ShowBOX, with attractive packages designed specially to meet the public's expectations and to take TV entertainment further than anything available in the market.

Ziad Al-Duaij Group Marketing Director at United Networks then presented Dr Maasouma Al-Mubarak the most cost effective range of competitive Internet packages and optimized solutions designed to cater to individuals and corporations. "The choice of speed is now in the hands of the consumer, starting as low as 64Kbps at 7K.D/monthly with 1 month free, to faster downloads of 2Mbps on DSL. All are now available, with discounts up to 25% with free wireless modem." Al-Duaij concluded.