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• GCC broadband 'too expensive' says Du CEO12 November 2008

  More competition needed in Arab world market to bring down costs - telecoms chief.

• Du to spend $544mn on infrastructure2 November 2008

  Dubai telco to ramp up spending in 2009 as it seeks to capture market share, CEO Osman Sultan says.

• Du breaks even for first time2 November 2008

  UPDATE 1: Dubai telco makes profit a year ahead of plan with Q3 income of $8.57mn on subscriber growth.

• du offers mobile savings for families31 October 2008

  MyFamily monthly plan will offer a 50% discount on calls between family members

• du launches the latest from RIM19 October 2008

  New BlackBerry Bold and other specialized smartphones and solutions are now available through du

• Du awards $225mn network expansion contract14 October 2008

  Deal to allow UAE telecom to boost network capacity to 4mn subscribers.

• Labourers to get free sim cards from du13 October 2008

  Telecom firm unveils joint initiative with Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai.

• du ready for increased Ramadan phone use31 August 2008

  Phone operator says it will be able to handle increased demand on eve of holy month.

• Website to unify NGOs in the UAE24 August 2008

  UAE Ministry of Social Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with du for the online initiative.

• du offers Olympics alerts to customers17 August 2008

  Packages available to both du mobile and home services for a one time fee of just AED 10.

• du launches Unlimited Blackberry promotion10 August 2008

  No activation or monthly fees for Blackberry smartphones until 5 November, 2008.

• 61% think website controls too strict3 August 2008

  Arabian Business poll results call for access to more websites to be unblocked by Gulf governments.

• 1,000 'offensive' websites to be unblocked31 July 2008

  Du and Etisalat poised to be told to allow access to websites in new TRA internet policy.

• Telecom duopoly to continue until 201229 July 2008

  It will be at least four years before competitors joins Etisalat and du in UAE market.

• Du signs debut $817mn loan28 July 2008

  Dubai-based telecom signs loan to finance retail network across the United Arab Emirates.

• Du poised to borrow $817mn for expansion27 July 2008

  Second largest telecom company in UAE due to announce deal on Sunday.

• Du 'profitable by end of year' - CEO25 July 2008

  Telecom firm chief executive confident it will be in the black ahead of original target date.

• Telecom firm Du posts $12mn losses24 July 2008

  Company reports revenues of $247mn for second quarter, up 200% on same period 2007.

• UAE phone bills to drop next year6 July 2008

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

• Thousands lose cheap calls as Du blocks Skype2 June 2008

  UAE telecom bans internet phone service, latest in string of web restrictions.

• UAE mobile phones now with television27 May 2008

  Subscribers to UAE telecom Du will now be able to watch television programs on their mobile phones as part of the company’s new mobile TV service which was launched on Tuesday.

• Mashreq arranges AED3 bn du loan18 May 2008

  UAE telecoms provider to invest in network infrastructure.

• Undersea cable to prevent repeat of net nightmare11 May 2008

  Du investment in $700mn cable project to boost capacity, reliability - CEO.

• Du stems losses, beats forecast5 May 2008

  UAE telecom posts Q1 loss of $16.8mn as revenues rise 18% and firm's subscriber base reaches 1.76mn.

• YouTube, Gmail accounts compromised23 April 2008

  UAE account holders able to access others' personal information using Etisalat service.