The installation of satellite dishes on balconies and the hanging of cables on the facades of buildings are also considered a criminal offence. «I don`t know if they punished the owner or the individual families in the building, but the guard set up the `legal advice` that he was provided by the officials. Abu Dhabi banned illegal satellite dishes in 2015. Ravindranath K/The National It has also posted several awareness-raising images on its social media platforms warning residents not to clutter the exterior of buildings with illegal furniture. The municipality called on community members to work with their strategic partners to improve the appearance of the city and eliminate all forms of pollution. It also urged them to comply with the provisions of the Act and its implementing provisions relating to satellite dishes. Abu Dhabi Municipality imposed a ban on illegal satellite dishes in 2015, warning anyone violating the violation with fines of AED 2,000 and possible legal action. Abu Dhabi Municipality has launched a campaign to crack down on landlords who install illegal satellite dishes on the roofs of buildings in the Musaffah Industrial Zone on the outskirts of the UAE capital. Over the years, the Department of Economic Development (DED) has inspected many areas of Dubai and removed illegal television satellite antennas. ABU DHABI 28. March 2018: The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) conducted an inspection and awareness campaign by the city centre municipality to remove satellite dishes banned from rooftops and balconies. Abu Dhabi City Council has warned residents against illegally installing satellite dishes on balconies and rooftops. Civil rules state that a building can have a maximum of four courts, and these should provide the rest of the connections for satellite TV subscribers. Citizen authorities have launched an aggressive social media campaign to raise awareness of the importance of preserving Abu Dhabi`s appearance by limiting the number of satellite dishes on homes, buildings, warehouses and other residential, commercial and industrial operations.

Anyone who violates the rule will face a fine of 2,000 dirhams and legal action, they added. United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi cracked down on illegal satellite TV antennas on the rooftops and balconies of people using illegal satellite TV services. Abu Dhabi City Council has launched a campaign to crack down on people who install illegal satellite TV antennas on the roofs of buildings in the Musaffah industrial zone outside the UAE capital. Several buildings in Dubai`s Muhaisnah area had removed the illegal satellite dishes, with messages informing residents that they were violating UAE law and should instead subscribe to OSN. I don`t know if it`s illegal, but I see that few houses here have it. The latest awareness campaign is aimed at satellite dish owners, investors and community members in industrial and residential areas to protect Abu Dhabi`s aesthetic appearance. Residents were also told not to put dishes on their balconies, as the act is considered a criminal offence. Abu Dhabi city authorities are once again cracking down on what they call «illegal» satellite dishes. According to municipal regulations, a building can only have four bowls and all other connections must pass through them.

Thabit Al Taraifi, director general of Sharjah municipality, said residents were ordered to hang clothes, install satellite dishes and store items on their balconies. ICA/Expat Media The campaign is circulating on various social media platforms. Citizen authorities have urged residents to comply with regulations introduced in 2015, which has led to a blanket ban on illegal satellite dishes. The legal notice issued in the public interest by the Government of Dubai, Department of Economic Development, read as follows: «The advertising, sale and/or distribution of television services by unlicensed, unlicensed and illegal television service providers in the UAE is illegal. I don`t think it`s that illegal. There are old dishes on our roof and many more at The Springs. I know a few people who have dishes for British or Indian television. The installation of satellite dishes on balconies is illegal in Abu Dhabi. The verdict aims to improve the visual aesthetics of the city. Local reports indicate that a building can have a maximum of 4 courts and these must then distribute their signals to all residents of an apartment building.

Crockery is prohibited on apartment balconies, garden fences or walls. The campaign aims to control this phenomenon and raise public awareness of the negative consequences of the arbitrary installation of satellite dishes, which distort the aesthetic appearance of the city, cause visual pollution and hinder the regular maintenance of buildings. ABU DHABI – Authorities have again warned Abu Dhabi residents against installing illegal satellite dishes, an offense punishable by a fine of AED 2,000. As part of the crackdown on illegal satellite broadcasting services, the authorities removed antennas from illegal televisions, placed them on the roofs of residential buildings and warned residents not to subscribe to illegal television.