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• 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.

• CEOs highlight need for collaboration2 June 2008

  Operators and content providers need to learn to co-exist in convergent world, say panelists at Arab Advisors' conference

• 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.

• du hits two million mobile customers26 May 2008

  du reaches two million subscriber mark after fifteen months from launch of mobile services

• Mashreq arranges AED3 bn du loan18 May 2008

  UAE telecoms provider to invest in network infrastructure.

• du to arrange AED 3 billion financing17 May 2008

  Mashreq to lead AED 3 billion loan facility to fund future growth for du

• Undersea cable to prevent repeat of net nightmare11 May 2008

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

• du joins submarine cable consortium8 May 2008

  UAE operator invests $50 million in expanding capacity

• 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.

• Du banks with Postilion29 April 2008

  Du uses Postilion's payment system to handle customer financial transactions

• YouTube, Gmail accounts compromised23 April 2008

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

• Du CEO plays down net censorship14 April 2008

  Osman Sultan says new restrictions will not impact social networking sites or business activities.

• UAE proxy server imposed nationwide13 April 2008

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

• du trialling inflight mobile with OnAir27 March 2008

  du testing onboard mobile phone calls with service provider OnAir, to give du customers widest choice for inflight calls

• Dubai free zone clusters to get new WiFi services19 March 2008

  TECOM Investments sign deal with du to offer WiFi in Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Knowledge Village

• Etisalat and du unveil customer offers18 March 2008

  Etisalat launches customer reward programme to retain customers, while du relaunches one dirham offer to attract new subscribers

• Du ties with Italy’s SBP to deliver outside broadcast services in UAE10 March 2008

  Du Broadcast Services, formerly called Samacom, has tied with Italian company, SBP to bring a HD OB van to Dubai. With the partnership, the two companies hope to provide a one-stop production and broadcast service to broadcasters and other customers in the Middle East. The partnership was announced at CABSAT and visitors were given a tour of the vehicle.

• TRA warns Etisalat and du on pricing policy20 February 2008

  Applications for pricing changes rejected owing to potential breaches of price control policy

• Dubai's Du telecom Q4 loss narrows14 February 2008

  UAE's second telecom operator results show rising number of mobile users boosted revenue.

• du and Microsoft launch mobile app contest8 February 2008

  Competition for UAE students to encourage new ideas for mobile applications

• du signs enterprise agreement with PCCW5 February 2008

  Landmark deal will allow du to offer enterprise services internationally

• UAE unaffected by fourth internet cable break 4 February 2008

  Emirati telecoms say damaged cable off UAE coast not causing further disruption.