Q&A about BlackBerry objections

NEW YORK: Some questions and answers about the threats to ban the use of BlackBerry’s messaging and web services:

QUESTION: Which countries are involved? A: India still has an end-of-October deadline for compliance with its eavesdropping laws. It has threatened to shut down BlackBerry services if Research In Motion Ltd (RIM), the Canadian company behind the phone, does not comply. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made similar threats, but appear to have been mollified; the UAE announced on Friday that it wouldn’t ban the services today as previously planned. Earlier, Lebanon and Indonesia have said they were considering similar moves, but have no firm plans.