Etisalat ready to provide VOIP Services

Etisalat, the UAE's leading telecommunication services provider, announced that it is technically ready to provide the Voice Over the Internet (VoIP) services, pending the regulators approval.
"In terms of technologies and infrastructure, we are ready to provide the service, but the regulator needs to set the conditions and terms for providing such a service first," Ahmad Abdul Karim Julfar, etislat's chief operating officer, said.
"The service will be introduced soon, this year or may be next year, I don't know but it is on the regulators agenda," he added.
Julfar said it will happen sooner or later and we have no choice but to accept it, as it is ultimately good for the economy because we have to adjust tariffs and fees, and given the scale of our business in 16 markets, we do not expect a huge effect.