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RIM seals BlackBerry deal in Saudi Arabia

RIM seals BlackBerry deal in Saudi Arabia

News Mobile & Telco

Canada's Research In Motion has reached a preliminary agreement with Saudi Arabia's telecom watchdog and mobile phone operators to set up a server in the country to handle Blackberry data, according to reports. "A preliminary agreement has already been reached and a formal deal between the parties is in the final stages of negotiations," an official at a Saudi-based telecom operator apparently involved in the talks told the Wall Street Journal. The Middle Eastern...



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Obeys the laws of the land

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Currying favour

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