BlackBerry Restrictions In U.A.E. To Affect Foreign Visitors

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    Date: 
    2 August 2010

    The United Arab Emirates' (U.A.E.) Telecommunications Regulatory Authority today said its decision to restrict key BlackBerry services will extend to the roaming networks used by foreign visitors.

    The regulatory agency announced on August 1 that BlackBerry messenger, e-mail, and electronic browsing services will be suspended starting October 11 because the government, which censors Internet use in the conservative country, is unable to monitor the services.

    The move will affect the hundreds of thousands of travelers who pass through Dubai, one of the world's busiest hubs of international business.