JoeCo,
Etisalat's efforts to block Du have not failed.
I live in one of the freehold developments where Sahm-DIC-Du is the provider, and they have been "covertly" blocking skype since about april. Can log in, and everything seems OK until the other person picks up and can't hear anything. Du deny blocking skype (true, it isn't blocked anymore is it) but when they DID block it temporarily in Feb, they said that they were over a TRA barrel. I agree that Etisalat(TRA) is screwing Du up the date however, as expected, both are enjoying the fun.
Its just like old times back in the Al Itihad school toilet.
And while we are on the subject, Etisalat have also banned the mentioned internet accelerator company based in DIC from selling its product locally.
I assume that this also is against the cultural and moral whatever values of the UAE.