BlackBerry ban applicable to visitors

Ban covers all users of the services in the country, clarifies UAE’s telecom regulator

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  • Vicky Kapur
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BlackBerry services are also out of reach for business travellers and others passing through the UAE. (EPA)

The UAE’s telecom regulator has said that BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and web browsing services will be blocked for foreign visitors too.

 
The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority said in an e-mailed response to questions from The Associated Press on Monday that the ban on those BlackBerry services planned to take effect in October will be suspended for all users in the country, including visitors using roaming services on foreign smart phones.
 
That would put BlackBerry service out of reach for business travellers and others passing through the Middle East’s busiest airport in the international business hub of Dubai, which averages about 100,000 passengers a day.

 
Bye bye BlackBerry
 

 

  •  Graphic: Illustrated flowchart explaining security systems used by Blackberry smart phones
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    Comments

    • Ahmed Saieed 2 August 2010 20:50 0 0
      To every one who lives in the Emirates and uses BlackBerry services - this phone can identify your location when you chat with anyone and it can send it outside the UAE.
    • Nazar 2 August 2010 12:59 0 0
      UAE should be treated simillarly to the UK and US or even China.

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