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Five consortia apply for KSA MVNO licences

Five consortia apply for KSA MVNO licences

Companies including Axiom Mobile and Virgin mobile confirmed as applicants

Skype "jail and fines" claims false: UAE regulator

Skype

TRA dismisses reports of harsh penalties for users of unlicensed VoIP services

Skype usage in UAE could carry jail term

Skype usage in UAE could carry jail term

Regulator clarifies: unblocked site does not mean VoIP is legal

Saudi telco shut down over financial concerns

Saudi telco shut down over financial concerns

Saudi Integrated Telecom Company has authorisation to operate cancelled by gov't

Kuwait to launch Mobile Number Portability

Kuwait to launch Mobile Number Portability

Country's operators set to introduce free MNP service within two months

MTN pre-qualifies for Myanmar licence bid

MTN pre-qualifies for Myanmar licence bid

MTN among 12 companies to pre-qualify for licence bid in Southeast Asian country

Etisalat SIM registration deadline looms

Etisalat SIM registration deadline looms

UAE telco will disconnect subscribers who fail to register

Zain Bahrain wins approval for IPO

Zain Bahrain wins approval for IPO

Zain's Bahrain unit gains government approval to list shares

TRA statement on VoIP and Skype in UAE

TRA statement on VoIP and Skype in UAE

Read the TRA's full statement on its position regarding Skype

Skype remains banned in the UAE, says TRA

Skype remains banned in the UAE, says TRA

UAE telcos must gain approval from TRA to permit access to Skype

Bahrain 4G auction 'must be fair and transparent'

Bahrain 4G auction 'must be fair and transparent'

Menatelecom claims Bahrain's reputation at risk over its exclusion from spectrum

Bahrain's 4G auction further delayed by dispute

Bahrain's 4G auction further delayed by dispute

Regulator says its appeal against Menatelecom will be heard on April 17

Bahrain halts 4G auction

Bahrain halts 4G auction

Spectrum auction suspended after Menatelecom takes court action to be allowed to bid

KSA telcos must control Skype and WhatsApp - CITC

KSA telcos must control Skype and WhatsApp - CITC

CITC refers to comms services' "flouting" of telecom laws in wake of blockage threat

Qatar launches MNP service

Qatar launches MNP service

Mobile number portability set to increase competition in Qatar's mobile sector


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