What will the users get for AED295 per month now???? no data, no messages, no emails. Sounds like all those office workers will have to get something else to stare at all day long now
Would it be possible to get a Blackberry contract from outside UAE to work here, say from Virgin, Orange, Vodacom???
On
CNN and
BBC too:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates(CNN) -- The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry services starting October 11 over security concerns.
The move comes after officials put the BlackBerry under review as a potential national security threat. Telecom officials said data from the devices are exported offshore beyond its jurisdiction.
Etisalat, a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, said it was notified of the suspension Sunday.
Telecom officials will suspend BlackBerry services providing email, web browsing, instant messaging and social networking, according to Etisalat.
Authorities said the suspension will remain until an "acceptable solution can be developed and applied which brings the BlackBerry services in line with the UAE's telecommunications regulations."
The BlackBerry was introduced in the UAE in 2006, one year before the introduction of new national security legislation.
BlackBerry was not immediately available for comment.