ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's government is reviewing the use of BlackBerry telephones and will ban the devices if it concludes they threaten national security, a newspaper quoted the telecommunications minister as saying early on Friday.
North African energy exporter Algeria joins a growing list of countries raising concerns about the BlackBerry phones that could hit users and curb revenues for the devices' Canadian maker, Research in Motion Ltd.
"We are looking at the issue. If we find out that it is a danger for our economy and our security, we will stop it," the El Khabar newspaper quoted Telecommunications Minister Moussa Benhamadi as saying.
Add new comment