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			<description><![CDATA[Morocco still remains a marginal market for investors due to poor infrastructure, poor legal framework & excessive red tape.]]></description>
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			<title>Telco trailblazers</title>
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			<title>57% eye change in UAE mobile phone operator</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: UAE telco inks MoU for three-year agreement with Abu Dhabi owned club.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA['The market is ready and UAE companies can get good ratings' - Etisalat chairman.]]></description>
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			<title>TRA grants 10-year mobile TV licence</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Handset to cost from AED1,999, news follows similar announcement from rival du.]]></description>
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			<title>Few think customers will benefit from internet choice</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Poll finds 11.3% think du and Etisalat will cut prices to attract customers.]]></description>
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			<title>Shoppers set to pay by mobile phone in new deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etisalat, Emirates NBD join Visa in partnership to revolutionise shop payments.]]></description>
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			<title>Du CEO sees internet choice for customers in 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telco chief says competition in fixed line internet access will be 'next big thing'.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat unveils self-branded AED265 mobile phone</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telco says Etisalat 211 FM is first of series of branded devices to come to market.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Language firm Sakhr says agreement will convert PC text into audio for Etisalat users.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat posts 10% rise in UAE internet customers in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom major says web users now total 1.27m; mobile subscribers at 7.44m.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat takes stake in home technology software firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telco invests in system to provide latest comms technology to UAE homes.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat aims to dominate Asian telecom market</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi telecom boss says firm will invest in Sri Lankan Tigo after news of its aquisition.]]></description>
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			<title>Millicom to sell Sri Lanka mobile operations to Etisalat</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sale of cellular operations for $155m to be completed by Oct 20 - Millicom.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat finalising bond sale programme</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: first $500m tranche could be issued by year end or early 2010.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company CEO says focus is on expanding its services in telecom markets abroad.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Mobily refinances SR1.5bn Islamic loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator originally used loan to finance purchase of Bayanat Al Oula.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE telecom company says new phone will cost AED300 and have mobile broadband.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat apologises after mobile service disruption</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE telecom company says engineers have resolved problem to GSM service.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat cuts call rate to Philippines, Indonesia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Call charges cut to allow worried customers to check on families after earthquakes strike.]]></description>
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			<title>India's BSNL to bid for Millicom Sri Lanka unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: UAE's Etisalat said on Monday it had tabled offer for Sri Lankan assets. ]]></description>
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			<title>Property stocks lead UAE bourses lower</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 6: Emaar falls 3.8% and Sorouh loses 4.3%, while Etisalat eases 0.4%.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat confirms bid for Sri Lankan telco</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE telecom giant says it is eyeing 100% stake in Sri Lanka unit of Luxembourg's Millicom - statement.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 6: Air Arabia, Deyaar lead Dubai decline while Qatar, Oman indices end higher.]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat offers Internet upgrade up to 16Mbps </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Shamil customers get 2-month free period after which will be charged for upgrade.]]></description>
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