In Saudi Arabia,the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC)was ready to restrict BlackBerry services citing security concerns since the location of RIM (Research in Motion)servers were in Canada.

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This statement is true. The Saudi Arabian government expressed concerns over the location of RIM's servers and threatened to restrict BlackBerry services. The CITC argued that the encrypted data sent by BlackBerry users could not be monitored by Saudi authorities since the servers were located outside the country. Eventually, RIM and the Saudi government reached an agreement to allow limited access to BlackBerry data for security purposes.

In Saudi Arabia,the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC)was Ready