There are millions of foreign labors working in Middle East especially in the Gulf Cooperation CouncilĀ (GCC) such as in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait & Qatar. As they only visit their native countries once year the only way to connect back home is through phone & international.
So they usually call their family members who are living back in Pakistan, India or Bangladesh to know their well being. In Saudi Arabia there are many network providers which offer this basic service but STC is believed to be the best network offering reasonable rates for international numbers.
The rates for countries may differ from country to country such as:
Bangladesh = 0.55 SR
Pakistan = 0.65 SR
India = 0.55 SR
Sri Lanka = 0.99 SR
Philippine = 0.65 SR
Many people prefer internet to contact their family members through Skype, imo & Whatsapp. The 4G internet packages of STC are also famous because of the huge data package and low prices. STC offers three different internet packages which are:
15 GB Package of 1 Month for 100 SR
100 GB Package of 2 months for 200 SR
330 GB Package of 3 months for 300 SR