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Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, executive director of the UAE's National Electronic Security Authority (Nesa), said there is now a good understanding with WhatsApp on different aspects.
"And this is going to happen soon. This is what we know and understand from the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) here in the UAE," he said in an interview.
TRA maintains that the availability of VoIP is the choice of licenced telecommunication providers - du and Etisalat.
The UAE has blocked Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls and instead the residents have to use locally authorized VoiP apps such as Botim, C'Me and HiU Messenger.
Previously, senior UAE businessmen urged the authorities to open voice calls through Skype, FaceTime and WhatsApp.
Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman, Al Hatboor Group, had asked the that UAE telecom firms to allow VoIP calls as the UAE strives towards becoming number one country in everything including communications sector.
"I would like to talk about a very important issue. A lot of people complain (about it). A lot of people use WhatsApp and Skype call everywhere in the world. (they're) free all over the world except in my country. The telecom companies (in UAE) are blocking it and not allowing it. Therefore, I like to request the management and directors of these companies to release and free the system and enable everybody to enjoy it," Al Habtoor said in a video statement last year.
Arabic daily Al Ittihad reported earlier this year, that the UAE telecom regulator was holding talks with Microsoft and Apple that focus on the potential lifting of a ban on Skype and FaceTime.
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