Dubai, UAE: du’s customers will now receive the best value from their home service packages: all local and national calls from landline to landline will be free, in addition to free international minutes to over 175 destinations, and access to more than 500 movie titles on demand. Customers will automatically start enjoying free local calls and international minutes, and all other associated benefits, from 1 September, 2013. 

Customers subscribed to higher broadband speeds with du’s Talk and Surf or Talk, Surf and Watch packages will save up to 25percentage, making them the best broadband rates in the UAE. 

With these new packages, customers will have a superlative experience on the UAE’s state-of-the-art  fiber-to-the home (FTTH) network. Through du’s superior FTTH network, customers can enjoy exceptional IPTV services and lightning fast broadband speeds, allowing flawless internet access to content, gaming, video streaming, social media and much more.

du’s IPTV
With du’s award-winning IPTV services, customers can enjoy the next generation of converged home entertainment in the comfort of their very own living room. Through its digital TV offering du TVplus, customers can access a compelling selection of more than 500 movie titles, tune into over 200 local and international channels and 3D TV, and access special features such as Video on Demand – providing the largest and biggest library of blockbuster movies in Standard Definition (SD) and in High Definition (HD). Additional features include Rewind TV, which allows customers to rewind or record live programmes upto 4hours, and the View My Bill feature, which provides direct access to billing from the customer’s TV screens.

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Note to Editor:
Since inception, du has maintained its position as an innovator by consistently delivering groundbreaking advances that improve customer experience. Amongst these are:

- July 2013: Home-like experience when roaming with du’s Easy Roaming Offer
o The first of its kind offer in the world – enjoy UAE rates for roaming without any deposit in 45 countries.
- July 2013: The smart plan from du: loads of data and flexible minute
o Designed to offer customers new and improved benefits to smartphone users
- October 2012: du tests two regional firsts on its LTE 4G network
- August 2012: du launches UAE’s first 100Mbps Real Home Broadband
o Service available to home broadband customers
- November 2011: du announces first 100percentage Emirati managed and operated Customer Care Centre
- August 2011: ‘more data’ launched; first for the UAE
o  ‘more data’ gives du prepaid customers easy and affordable access to data on the mobile
- September 2010: du launches 42 2Mbps mobile broadband
o du becomes the first in the UAE and one of the few worldwide operators to offer 42Mbps mobile broadband
- August 2010: Bonus on Incoming launched – first of its kind
o Provides 01fils of bonus credit for every second of talktime received from within the UAE
- June 2010: du first in MENA region to launch 3D TV for all customers
o 3D TV available on basic TV package
- June 2010: du launches One World One Rate, the first of its kind in the GCC
o Customers enjoy more value, simplicity and convenience than ever before with flat data pricing rate for its subscribers
- May 2010: du introduces revolutionary One World Plan
o du’s innovative new plan offers a single flat rate for international calls to over 190 destinations, from just 2 fils/second
- July 2009: du introduces du TVplus
o Unmatched TV viewing experience for customers with advanced features, including pause, rewind and record live TV
- June 2009: du launches One2One credit transfer
o One2One allows Pay as you Go and Visitor Mobile Line customers to transfer credit to other prepaid lines
- June 2009: du announces fastest broadband in the UAE – 24Mbps
o Market first with fastest UAE broadband, and highest broadband speed in the Middle East
- May 2009: du and Dubai Group partner to launch first MENA NFC-based pilot programme for mobile payments
o Pilot programme introduced to 250 customers
- July 2007: du launches Freetime, a first of its kind promotion in the UAE
o Freetime generates free credit for du mobile users every time they make an international call to any destination
- February 2007: du introduces Pay by the Second

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