They are imposed because, in our opinion, the government has two objectives in mind: One, to reap the most benefits without any setback from better, safer, and more popular VoIP service providers, such as WhatsApp, FaceTime and Skype, through its own telecom companies, such as Etisalat, and have a monopoly in the communication business. ![]() Our previous discussion leads us directly to what we think is the main reason behind the massive filtration of non-domestic VoIP services in Dubai and on the whole, in the UAE. Every application or service provider that uses the so-called VoIP(Voice over Internet Protocol) technologies, is shut off from its users in the UAE with the exception of those which are powered by state-owned companies, such as BOTIM, an Etisalat call platform that uses VoIP and charges quite handsomely for it. There are reasons behind this restriction, and WhatsApp is not alone in its ordeal. ![]() ![]() WhatsApp, having close to 2 billion users around the world, should normally work anywhere, but unfortunately, Dubai, being located at the heart of the United Arab Emirates, doesn’t belong to the ‘normal’ category, at least not with respect to its internet.
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