On the January 23, 2009, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA) announced that STC won the third mobile network operating license in a bid worth BD 86.7 Million (USD $231 Million).
2009年1月23日，巴林电信管理局（TRA）宣布，STC以 8670万巴林币（2.31亿美元）赢得了第三个移动运营商牌照。