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The UAE plans to build an Internet hub that could speed up web connections throughout the Middle East. Much of the region's internet traffic is routed via Europe, the US and Asia. This rerouting takes "a fraction of a second, but it makes a big difference", Mohamed Al Ghanim, the director general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, said on Tuesday.

According to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the UAE could begin cutting telecommunication rates by the end of this year. The TRA, which oversees the communication sector in the UAE, said it has presented rate cut proposals to the two telecom operators, Etisalat and du.


The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the National Computer Emergency Team (aeCERT) – a TRA initiative – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC).

According to Gulf News, telecom regulators in the UAE are singing the praises of social media to be developed and encouraged as critical tools for community building and open dialogue in the country. Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said yesterday it is advocating social media sites for the betterment of the UAE’s social and business community.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority(TRA) has recently launched its Twitter page "@TRABahrain" aiming to communicate the telecommunications' news to the mass public.