The UAE Telecommunication Regularity Authority (TRA) has just announced the implementation of its new price caps for Intra-GCC roaming services by UAE’s mobile operators.
Basically, the international roaming prices for UAE customers who travel around the GCC countries have failed by 18% since April 1. The roaming prices fell by 35%, while the prices of receiving calls while roaming in GCC decreased by 19% and SMS while roaming costs 13% less now.
Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA director general said: “The TRA strives to achieve the satisfaction and happiness of the customers and the TRA is making unremitting efforts to raise the quality of the services provided by the telecommunications sector to better serve the UAE’s customers and to ensure that they have access to quality services at competitive prices. We are looking forward the positive impact that the implementation of this directive will have on the UAE customers traveling to the GCC.”
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