Telecom Sector. 1549 shops closed and 709 warned. 15748 compliant shops
The inspection campaigns tasked with following up the decision to localize the telecommunications sector by 50% in its first phase resulted in the closure of 1549 violating shops, including 494 in the Asir region, and warned 709 other shops that were closed.
The tours carried out by the Ministries of Labor, Social Development, Municipal and Rural Affairs, Trade and Investment, along with the security tributary, seized 2702 violations in all regions of the Kingdom, of which 1993 were referred to the sanctions committee.
The Eastern Province ranked first with 765 violations, while Najran was the lowest with 14 violations.
The Eastern Province ranked first with 765 violations, while Najran was the lowest with 14 violations.
Recent statistics revealed that the number of establishments complying with the decision increased from 669 establishments at the beginning of the inspection tours on the first day of Ramadan to 15,748 establishments as of Shawwal 18, and the Eastern Province ranked first in terms of the number of compliant establishments with 4828 establishments, followed by Riyadh with 2278 establishments.
The Eastern Province ranked first in terms of the number of compliant establishments with 4828 establishments, followed by Riyadh with 2278 establishments.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development for Inspection and Work Environment Development, Dr. Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Owaidi, said that the ministry has so far carried out 18574 visits to various telecommunications sites in all regions of the Kingdom, indicating that inspection tours will continue until this sector is fully localized on the first of Dhu al-Hijjah.
He added that the geographical distribution of establishments showed that the Eastern Province led the largest number of telecommunications shops, with 5310 establishments visited, followed by Riyadh with 2607 establishments, then Mecca with 2345 establishments, Qassim with 1882, Asir with 1689, and Madinah with 1311 establishments, while the rest of the visits were distributed to Hail, Tabuk, Al-Baha, Al-Jawf, Northern Borders, and Jizan.
