Etisalat's a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 17 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The telecom's customer base's claimed to reach 74 million customers, with a total operating area population span close to 1.6 billion people. On October 18, 2008, Etisalat reported net revenue of USD $5.204 billion (AED 19.1 billion) and net profits of USD $1.989 billion (AED 19.1bn). Etisalat's one of the Internet hubs in the Middle East (AS8966), providin… (More on Etisalat)