United Arab Emirates

Geographic Region (ITU/UN)

ISO 3166 Code

AE

M49 Code

784

MCC

424

ITU Member

Yes

ITU-R Region

Overview

The United Arab Emirates ( دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎), sometimes simply called the Emirates, is a federal absolute monarchy in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south.

United Arab Emirates is a member of the ITU and as such follows radio frequency harmonisation principles according to ITU-R Region-1. The regulatory body governing communications policy is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), who is also charged with regulating the country's radio frequency spectrum activities such as planning, allocations, and licencing.