The state-run Emirates News Agency said the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has confirmed that
BlackBerry Messenger,
BlackBerry E-mail and BlackBerry web-browsing services in the UAE will be suspended as of October 11.
The news agency said that BlackBerry data is immediately exported off-shore, where it is managed by a foreign, commercial organization. BlackBerry data services are currently the only data services operating in the UAE where this is the case.