[ISN] UAE moves to limit more secure BlackBerry service

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:13:30 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.itp.net/584500-uae-moves-to-limit-more-secure-blackberry-service

By Ed Attwood 
ITP.net
April 14, 2011

Following a threat to cancel services in the UAE last year, the 
country's regulator has now moved to restrict access of the more secure 
version of Research In Motion (RIM)'s BlackBerry service.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) today confirmed in a 
statement to Arabian Business that it had asked the two UAE telcos, 
Etisalat and du, to restrict BlackBerry Enterprise Services (BES) to 
"qualifying organisations" and not to private individuals.

"Qualifying organisations must have a valid UAE trade licence, and a 
minimum of 20 or more Enterprise accounts under the company ownership," 
the TRA statement said.

"Accordingly, Enterprise Services are to be made available to qualifying 
organizations only and not to private individuals."

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