The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to suspend BlackBerry’s messenger and other services from October 11 has triggered fears among major mobile phone dealers in the capital that they could suffer heavy losses unless the decision is retracted under a possible agreement between the UAE service providers and the Canada-based device maker, Research in Motion.

Etisalat and du, the only service providers in the UAE, have more than 500,000 BlackBerry subscribers, who are kept guessing whether the two companies will retract their decision or push ahead with suspension of the service.

The 2 of telecom service providers are now open to compete without prior approvals from Govt authorities.

Means, healthy compteition and users benefits from it at maximum.

readers please keep your eyes and ears open and stay tuned to this blog for update on this.

It is expected that there will be sizeable cut down on tariffs soon

Dubai Terminal 3 testing finished

Dubai Airports has finished operational testing of the new Terminal 3 at the International airport. It means that Emirates’ airlines operations can now start to be phased into the new terminal, starting 14 October. The terminal will be opened in four phases to ensure that systems and processes are all in place and tested.

Etisalat reduces IP Connect fees

UAE telecoms provider Etisalat has announced that it will reduce its IP Connect fees by up to 70% in a bid to increase the service’s popularity. The move, applicable from October 1, includes the introduction of possible annual contracts and monthly rather than quarterly billing.