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Mobile numbers

By Ben Flanagan • Mar 7th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, poll results

Consumers say they are reluctant to swap cell phone operators if they are not allowed to take their numbers with them.

Calling in cheaper rates

By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Nation, The Work, telecom

The UAE has just approved the license for its third telecoms operator, Yahsat. Will this lead to a greater variety of services and lower prices for consumers?

Telcos call time on the recession

By Ben Flanagan • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, telecom

The UAE has more cellphone lines per person than anywhere else on Earth. No wonder the two phone operators have engaging plans for the future.

Etisalat unifies global roaming rates

By Kipp • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News

The operator has divided roaming charges into three geographical zones, and each zone has a flat rate.

A great telephonic leapfrog… backwards

By Kipp • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Kipp's Blog

Telecoms operator du launched a new prepaid landline tariff today. The news may prompt many UAE residents to ask, ‘what’s a landline?’

du launches cheap landline call rates

By Ben Flanagan • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News

International calls start at 60 fils/minute on new ‘One World One Rate’ tariff.

Etisalat plans to increase stake in Indian unit

By Kipp • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News

On Sunday, Etisalat announced that net revenues in 2009 rose 5 percent compared to 2008.

Breaking the du-opoly

By Ben Flanagan • Jan 26th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, telecom

Broadband is up to fourteen times more expensive in the UAE compared with other markets. But an expected price war between telcos Etisalat and du could save consumers serious money.

UAE to introduce VoIP services “soon”

By Kipp • Jan 5th, 2010 • Category: Middle East Business News

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is planning to…

Du and Etisalat agree to ban list of websites for Blackberry users

By Kipp • Dec 27th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News

The UAE’s telecommunications companies, du and Etisalat, have agreed on a list of websites…

Du and Etisalat cover Burj Dubai

By Kipp • Dec 23rd, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News

The UAE telecommunication firms, du and Etisalat, announced on Wednesday that they…

UAE: Mobile subscribers hit 7.44 million end of Q3

By Kipp • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News

The number of mobile phone subscribers to the UAE’s communications providers...

Etisalat’s fiber-optic network in UAE to cost AED5 billion, says chairman

By Dana El Baltaji • Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News

Etisalat's fiber-optic network in the Emirates will cost the communication company AED5 billion...

Who’s making money?

By Kipp • Oct 24th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Slideshow

Companies across the region have started releasing their third quarter results for the year. Here are some of the firms whose profits in 2009 exceeded those in 2008.