Al Shamil Broadband Internet promotion generates good response with over 7000 consumer subscriptions

Consumers have responded enthusiastically to this innovative offer for experiencing a superior broadband experience in a secure environment backed by a range of savings.

This comprehensive promotion which ends on March 31, 2005 is being run in conjunction with Symantec and Linksys. The opportunity for families to experience the convenience and high access speeds of broadband to surf the net, download movies, play games, stream music and for home networking is now close at hand for consumers.

Consumers who sign up for the promotion will get 50 % discount on monthly rental for 3 months on all Al Shamil packages. The registration fee of AED 200 will also be waived during the promotion period and consumers will also get a 50 % reduction on the cost of either the standard modem or a wireless ADSL/Cable Gateway from Linkys depending on their choice. Additionally, both new and existing Al Shamil customers will now automatically be protected by world leading Symantec products Norton Anti-Virus and Norton Personal Firewall 2005 - free of charge.

Upon the completion of Al Shamil installation at their homes, new subscribers to the broadband Internet service can visit www.ecompany.ae/security to download, install, and activate the latest copies of Norton Anti-Virus and Norton Personal Firewall. Likewise, all existing Al Shamil customers can visit the same site to sign up to these Symantec security products free of charge.

Consumers visiting various Etisalat regional offices can also experience a demonstration of a wireless broadband experience whereby eCompany through Linksys is showing consumers the potential to surf the Internet anywhere in their home wirelessly through the ADSL/Cable Gateway. The possibilities of setting up a home networking environment whereby surfing the Internet across multiple computers can be done is also being shown through the demonstration.