Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) - Abu Dhabi

EXCLUSIVE: Telecoms regulator is developing framework for VoIP operators in the region.

Telecom regulator says changes to phone network will increase competition, benefit consumers.

Du blocks websites deemed offensive to 'moral, social and cultural values' of Emirates.

This week the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority confirmed that the Emirates' website blocking policies will be given an overhaul.

Elements of the popular social networking website Facebook could be blocked to UAE net users next year as part of the telecoms regulator's rollout of its forthcoming new Internet Penetration Policy (IPP).

Mobile phone giant i2 has taken yet another step in its ambitious expansion strategy. Traditionally known as a handset distributor and retailer, the company is preparing to become the Middle East's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) will launch its Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) as early as April next year, according to TRA director general Mohamed Al Ghanim.

Fast-growing population in the Emirates makes introduction of third telecoms provider certain, says watchdog.

Mohamed Al Ghanim, head of the UAE telecomms regulator, is tasked with ensuring competition works effectively. GBS Times speaks to the regulatory chief about the authority's strategy and forthcoming plans.

UAE fans of the social networking site can continue to use the website despite fears of an impending ban.

Facebook could be next after the local media watchdog's move to shut down Orkut.com.

Representatives of two telecom regulatory bodies stayed away from a conference promoting the benefits of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology.

Authorities are working to phase in the introduction of internet telephone services.

The UAE's telco regulator said it is not currently looking at issuing a third mobile licence, claiming there are other areas of service that need to be addressed.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has closed down a Dubai-hosted website used to front an unlicenced investment company.

Bahrain's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) is polling the public on the deployment of an advanced technology.

Mobile handset manufacturers have long touted the UAE as the ‘gateway to the Middle East' citing its advanced infrastructure and booming economy as providing unparalleled opportunities for growth. The country's telecoms market has proven no exception to this trend and is braced for a shake-up in 2007. Ronan Shields reviews.

Dubai's ICT sector is now growing faster than India's, according to a leading industry expert.

The UAE telecoms regulator has denied rumours that a third telecom company is under consideration.

The UAE's second telco, du, will launch in time to meet its regulatory deadline, but many customers will have to wait several weeks before they can use its services.

Latest timetable may lead to fines from UAE telecoms regulators.

The Telecoms Regulatory Authority (TRA) has set a February 12 deadline for new UAE telco operator du to launch, according to media reports. The operator was originally supposed to launch by the end of 2006

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The inaugural GULFCOMMS event that took place as part of the hugely popular GITEX annual show between November 18-22 marked the full recognition that telecoms, and IT within the telecoms sector have well and truly come into their own.

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