Telephone Information (ETISALAT)
Phone calls
Local calls within the UAE are free. International are more expensive to certain countries India and Sri Lanka for example, but cheaper to Europe the USA and Australia/NZ Skype is banned by Etisalat ( local telecom provider) " for cultural reasons", which they never will disclose. People are often complaining in the newspapers against this. Many people use MS Messenger etc to contact home using PC to PC, rather than PC to Phone. Telecommunications in Dubai are excellent and have international direct dialling to all countries in the world. ETISALAT (Emirates Telecommunication Services) is open from 8 am-8pm, Sunday to Thursday. These may be subject to change. There are also 24 hours automatic bill payment facilities at some ETISALAT offices and banks. You can also pay phone bills through the internet. They have a competitor "Du" Applying for a telephone It may take anything from 30 minutes to 2 hours to process your application. The line will normally be hooked up within a day or two. The international line is connected usually the day after the local line is hooked up BUT you must be a resident, so it takes a couple of weeks to be in a position to get a phone.
This page was last updated by Leigh Butler on December 29, 2010
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