{"id":4393,"date":"2017-01-08T05:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T05:30:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-01-08T05:30:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-08T05:30:17","slug":"why-are-mobile-data-charges-so-expensive-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/opinion\/why-are-mobile-data-charges-so-expensive-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Mobile Data Charges So Expensive In Dubai?"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nThere are a number of examples, as per below, where data is up to seven times cheaper in neighboring countries like\u00a0Egypt, Jordan, and India\u00a0than it is in Dubai. The cost of providing that data in the UAE is more expensive due to business costs of the fiber networks, and in addition, the population is relatively small in the UAE compared to India and Egypt for example, so the economies of scale for the providers are less.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it is true that the telecoms industry in the UAE operates under a duopoly with the two providers being Du and Etisalat. Under this economic model, the end user doesn’t end up with the best deal. Last year, the government introduced a cap on mobile data charges in the UAE.<\/p>\n
\nEtisalat charges AED 100 for 1GB data in UAE which is INR 1800. Surprisingly, with the same amount you can get 7GB data in India. #WTFFacts<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Anil Kumar (@anilyzethis) November 1, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In Jordan 10GB will cost you 1 Dinar or 5 AED<\/h3>\n
\nYou can get 10 gb of data for 1jd in Jordan but in Dubai I have to sell one of my kidneys for like 50 mb<\/p>\n