Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

‘Smart Government Application Store’ wins ‘2016 Smart Government Award’

The ‘Smart Government Application Store’ has won the ‘2016 Smart Government Award’ under the ‘Best Smart Application in the Arab Region’ category during the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)’s recent participation in the 7th Smart Government Excellence Awards held by the Central Agency of Information Technology of Kuwait. This year’s edition witnessed the participation of 25 government organizations from the GCC and the Middle East.

UAE delegation to WSIS Forum 2016 in Geneva

The UAE’s 39 delegates to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum taking place from May 2 to 6, 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. WSIS Forum 2016 is the latest edition of the leading global forum for ICT-driven development. It is co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in collaboration with various WSIS Action Line Facilitators and Co-Facilitators.

TRA wins ‘Best Government Entity Using Latest Technologies’ category at Genesys G-Summit Middle East awards

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has recently won the ‘Best Government Entity Using the Latest Technologies’ category of the Genesys G-Summit Middle East Awards, which was held at the Armani Hotel in Dubai.

UAE TRA directs Mobile operators in the UAE to reduces GCC Roaming Rates by an average of 42%

The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunication Sector (TRA) announces the implementation of the new price caps for INTRA-GCC roaming services by UAE’s mobile operators resulting from the implementation of TRA Directive No. (4) of 2015 regarding Intra-GCC Mobile Roaming Charges issued by the TRA in September 2015. In average, the International roaming prices for UAE customers who travel to GCC countries fall by an average of 42% starting from 1 April 2016.