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    <title>Du cuts rates for Palestine calls</title>
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        Du has announced a 50% reduction in rates for all calls to Palestine originating from the UAE beginning 30 December 2008 enabling Palestinians to stay in touch with their families in the current situation. The new call rates are available to all Du customers across mobile, fixed and carrier select customers.  
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        Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has halved calling rates to Palestine for one month in sympathy with the victims of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. As of December 30, all calls to Palestine will be charged at half the normal rates, as a contribution from Mobily to reinforce communication among friends and relatives of the victims of the aggression in Gaza. The rate cut includes all of Mobily's postpaid packages - Khatti, Khatti Plus, Mada, Blue Wave and Nejma - as well as postpaid packages Hala, Fallah and Blue Wave. 
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        Qtel has launched four new value packs for its renamed postpaid mobile service, Shahry Pay Monthly. The packs include the advanced Shahry 575 and Shahry 300, which enable customers to have one free Qtel number they can select to make unlimited calls to and a range of call minutes, SMS, MMS and 10 MB of internet download.
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    <title>Omantel halts stake sale</title>
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        Oman's Ministry of Finance has decided to scrap the proposed sale of a 25% stake in Omantel as a result of the current conditions in the global capital markets. Darwish Esmail Al Balushi, secretary general of the Ministry of Finance said the unprecedented market volatility and economic conditions has led the government to stop the sale process. 
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    <title>Competition to rise in Gulf</title>
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        A new report by Global Investment House predicts higher competition and a further drop in average revenue per user as Gulf telecom players go on an expansion spree following steps taken by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE to allow additional service providers in the respective countries. The report said service providers should aim to increase their market shares by providing differentiated value-added services and providing content-based services like mobile video streaming to enhance the ARPUs. The Gulf registered a decline of 6.9% in fixed line subscribers from 5.8 million in 2006 to 5.4 million in 2007 as customers shifted to more convenient mobile voice services.  
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