14 September 2006

Internet users in the UAE and overseas have expressed their anger, frustration and bemusement at what appears to be the recent tightening of VoIP restrictions in the UAE.

Following the publication of the latest ‘Windows Middle East - Electronic Edition’ yesterday, which detailed the internet voice communication services that no longer work in the UAE, Windows Middle East’s editorial team has been inundated with reader responses, ranging from considered comments to raging rants.

“With Etisalat investing offshore and competing in other markets, the time must come when there is a reasonable amount of competition here,” one reader predicted, adding that they hoped "this would bring some debate with it on what is a commercial as opposed to security matter.”