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29 March 2024

Sellers of illegal phone calls warned

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By Mohammed El Sadafy

Sharjah Police has arrested three Pakistanis for illegally selling cheap telephone calls made through the Internet.

The police had received a complaint from Etisalat that two Internet cafes in Sharjah are illegally breaking into telephone systems.

The police then located the two shops that were operating without licence from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.  The shops were raided, their owners arrested and equipment confiscated.

Those arrested admitted making illegal phone calls through programs connected to a server used for this purpose and selling international calls at low rates.

Sharjah Police has warned owners of Internet cafes not to violate the rules of the Telecommunications Regulatory Act. It also warned the public that they will be held responsible if they are caught red-handed in making illegal phone calls.