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Good news for mobile phone users. Emirati government licenses new telecom company with 1.08 billion dollars, breaking Etisalat�s monopoly.

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  1. SC | May 6, 2005 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

    I heared AT&T will enter the UAE telecommunication market. but isn't 40% too much?

    very good news though.

  2. Haitham | May 6, 2005 at 10:07 pm | Permalink

    It could be AT&T, but honestly 1.08 billion is a huge number for the size of the project, unless they are going to work on fixed lines and Internet beside GSM and some surprises.

    As far as the 40%, well I think it is depressing to know this as a fact. But taking into consideration the conflict over the monopoly of Etisalat between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, I think this is justified. I can see it already that Dubai government will have few surprises for us in the project too.

  3. Zia | August 15, 2005 at 6:39 pm | Permalink

    Other than AT&T, does anyone know which other carriers may be entering the market? I am assuming a regional carrier would be entering as the second telco carrier in UAE.

  4. Essam | September 19, 2005 at 4:54 am | Permalink

    In general, what does any telecommunication provider need to penetrate UAE market? AT&T or Vodafone …etc
    What would be their strategy facing Etisalat?

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