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United Arab Emirates Says It Will Not Suspend BlackBerry Service

   VOA News 08 October 2010
   A  BlackBerry  user  in  Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, displays a text
   message  sent  by  his  service provider notifying him of 11 Oct, 2010
   suspension of services, 05 Aug 2010

Photo: AP

   A  BlackBerry  user  in  Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, displays a text
   message  sent  by  his  service provider notifying him of 11 Oct, 2010
   suspension of services, 05 Aug 2010

   The  United  Arab  Emirates  has  decided  not to suspend BlackBerry's
   messenger  service  as  planned  after  resolving  a  dispute with the
   manufacturer of the devices.
   The  UAE  had  said  it  would  suspend  service  on October 11 unless
   [1]Canada's   Research  in  Motion  (RIM)  brought  the  devices  into
   compliance with the federation's telecommunications laws.  Details of
   the agreement were not released.
   The  service  shutdown  could  have  impacted  at least a half million
   customers who live and travel through the region.
   BlackBerry is still facing potential bans in India. Â
   Kuwait said Sunday it has no intention of banning BlackBerry services,
   but is talking to RIM about government concerns.
   The  countries  have  expressed concerns that the smart phone's secure
   email  and  instant  messaging  services  could  be used by terrorists
   because security agencies can not  intercept the communication.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

References

   1. http://www.rim.com/

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