United Arab Emirates

Technology and Telecommunications

Federal Act No. 1http://www.etisalat.co.ae./federalactlawe.pdf of 1976 establishes the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation as the sole telephone and telecommunications provider in the country. The Emirates Telecommuncations Corporation ("Etisalat") is also the only Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the country. Etisalat runs a monopoly in business and personal telecommunications services. Private providers are not legally allowed to provide long distance telephone services.

Related Topics:
Act - 1976 - Telephone - Telecommunications - Etisalat - Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Monopoly

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By law, Etisalat actively censors internet sites that are deemed to be un-Islamic or present information on the UAE, its cities or its people in bad light. Censorship of Internet sites pertaining to other religions and pornography is common.

Related Topics:
Censors - Internet sites - Pornography

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