Authorities in the UAE are taking steps to protect consumers from excessive mobile charges.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has told du and Etisalat to discontinue pay-per use data packages unless the subscriber explicitly requests it from the operator.
Pay-per-use data packages would automatically renew once a user would subscribe for them.
This would often lead to the deduction of large amounts of credit from a mobile users’ account without them knowing.
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UAE air defences have been dealing with further missile and drone threats from Iran, with the latest alert issued on Wednesday at 4:05 a.m.
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the acts of vandalism and sabotage targeting the Consulate General of Kuwait and the accompanying attacks, in Basra in Iraq.
The UAE said it "deeply regrets" the failure of the UN Security Council to adopt a draft resolution to immediately end Iran's attempts to disrupt commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
