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WhatsApp Calling blocked in UAE! ?

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Still can't get free WhatsApp voice calls in UAE? This is why VoIP services can be offered in UAE only by licensed providers, in effect, Etisalat and Du By   Vicky Kapur http://www.emirates247.com/ Published   Tuesday, March 17, 2015 WhatsApp has still not made any official announcement or confirmation regarding the feature – here in the UAE or elsewhere. (File) Mobile messaging app WhatsApp has started offering free VoIP calls to UAE users (and those in the rest of the world) as the button to the most eagerly awaited WhatsApp functionality was flipped on for some in the country earlier this week. However, after a few hours during which UAE users could jump on to the voice calling bandwagon, UAE telecom operators apparently started scrambling the service for the simple reason that VoIP services can be offered in the UAE only by licensed providers, in effect Etisalat and Du. According to a source in Etisalat, the UAE telecom operator started blocking WhatsApp