UAE's du, Etisalat sign agreement

(MENAFN) Du, the UAE's second biggest telecoms operator, has signed a network sharing deal with Etisalat to offer Internet-based phone calls and broadband services across the country before the year-end, according to Arab News.

This network sharing agreement is an important step for du, which ended Etisalat"s domestic telecoms monopoly in 2007, but which has since been limited to newer areas of Dubai, constraining its ability to grow.

Du chief executive Osman Sultan told a media call that UAE customers can expect to have the option to switch between operators for some services before the end of the year.