It confirmed the existence of diversification and change in the "packages" for the benefit of subscribers

«Etisalat»: We did not raise the prices of services during «Corona»

Ben Ali confirmed during a teleconference that fee policies are subject to full control by the "Telecommunications Regulatory Authority".

From the source

Dr. Ahmed Bin Ali, the first vice president for corporate communication at Etisalat Group, confirmed that Etisalat has not increased the prices of any service it provided to its customers during the past period, especially during the Corona pandemic. On the contrary, many of the services it provides are experiencing a reduction. In their prices from time to time.

Bin Ali said in a remote seminar organized by the Emirates Association for Social Development, in Ras Al Khaimah entitled "Managing services in light of digital transformation", that there are services provided by "Etisalat" at lower prices than other countries, but they do not reach the same level of quality as they do. " Etisalat », indicating that there is a parallel to the permanent development of networks.

He added that the current period is witnessing a great diversity and change in packages for the benefit of subscribers at a time when services are provided with more quality, pointing out that the fee policies of telecommunications service operators in the country are subject to full control and follow-up by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

Full coverage

Ben Ali stated that all populated areas in the country are completely covered by the optical fiber network and the mobile phone network, explaining that the coverage rate of the optical fiber network throughout the country, including uninhabited areas, is 94%, while the mobile phone network coverage is 99%. %.

And that the length of the optical fiber network connected to homes in the UAE is equivalent to 29 times the distance from the ground to the moon, and the length of the network can wrap around the earth about 274 times.

Expo

Ben Ali stated that the "Expo 2020 Dubai" area will be the smartest and fastest area on earth during the upcoming exhibition, noting that "the experience of communications and modern technologies in Expo will be a unique and unrepeatable experience."

UAE leads

Bin Ali pointed out that the UAE tops the countries in the region and the world in the digital competitiveness index, as the UAE came as the best country in the region in the government readiness index for artificial intelligence in 2020, and ranked first in the list of countries with the best electronic infrastructure in the world, while Dubai ranked first. Second in the world in the list of the best cities in the world to work remotely in 2020.

He added that the UAE is the first in the world in the index of broadband Internet subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, and it is also the first in the world in the index of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, in addition to being the world leader in the indicators of internet penetration among the total population and the spread of social networking sites among the total population, indicating He indicated that the UAE is first in the Arab world and regionally and second in the world in terms of quality and development of the telecommunications sector.

facilitation

Ben Ali said that Etisalat was able to contribute to harnessing technologies and networks to mitigate the impact of the Corona pandemic, and to facilitate work and education requirements remotely by increasing the capacity of networks in the country and raising the capacities of international data packages, in addition to providing a flexible and reliable network that provides protection. Digital high.

He pointed out that «Etisalat» was able to provide free internet packages to students and exempt them from paying the value of data consumption for educational sites, and free access to distance learning applications. It also supported its customers in general to work remotely by extending double data offers for some packages and providing a free subscription to Remote meeting platforms such as "Cloud Talk" for meetings, in addition to providing entertainment offers to individuals by upgrading package speeds, offering free movies and free subscriptions to many entertainment platforms.

modern techniques

Dr. Ahmed bin Ali, the first vice president for corporate communication at Etisalat Group, said that with regard to modern technologies such as autonomous aircraft that operate as a “taxi” in the various emirates of the country and a surgeon who performs remote surgeries, many of these applications work in The state, which is ready to be implemented, is all based on "Etisalat" networks.

He added that many technologies are awaiting approval by the concerned authorities in the country to ensure the existence of high reliability and quality standards for their application, noting the importance of digital transformation as it speeds up procedures, reduces cost and effort, improves operational efficiency and provides innovative models that meet modern needs.

- UAE leads

Regionally and globally

Competitiveness index

Digital.

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