du announces a 50 per cent reduction in rates for all calls to Palestine originating

du, the UAE's integrated telecom service provider, has announced a 50 per cent reduction in rates for all calls to Palestine originating from the UAE beginning 30 December 2008 enabling Palestinians to stay in touch with their families in the current situation.The new call rates are available to all du customers across mobile, fixed and carrier select customers.

Farid Faraidooni, EVP Commercial, du, said: "We wanted to enable our Palestinian brothers residing in the UAE to keep in touch with their families in Palestine." "As a national company, we believe this is a small gesture to support them and we will keep all of them in our prayers," he added.

December 30,2008