telecommunications
Outsourcing is the telecommunications sector’s tool for attracting investment
Business
September 8, 2015
Outsourcing is the telecommunications sector’s tool for attracting investment
Egypt is a leader in outsourcing, a main tool for investment in the telecommunications and information technology sector. In the…
New campaign urges Internet customers not to pay monthly bill
Egypt
August 24, 2015
New campaign urges Internet customers not to pay monthly bill
The Internet Revolution Youth page on Facebook, a page pressing for improved Internet services at affordable prices in Egypt, has…
Newspaper: Army to hold 30% of unified telecom body
Business
January 5, 2015
Newspaper: Army to hold 30% of unified telecom body
The Egypt’s government bodies will own 60 percent of the unified telecommunication entity it intends to establish and task with…
13% growth in telecommunications sector next year, says minister
Business
November 4, 2014
13% growth in telecommunications sector next year, says minister
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Atef Helmy said that the telecommunications sector grew by 9.8 percent of GDP and…
Egypt re-elected member of ITU Council
Business
October 27, 2014
Egypt re-elected member of ITU Council
Egypt was re-elected member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) council during 2015- 2018 for the 14th time in Egypt’s…
OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier
Business
April 6, 2014
OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced Sunday that it had received an extension to the management contract of…
Global Telecom’s loss reaches US$924 million in 2013
Business
March 6, 2014
Global Telecom’s loss reaches US$924 million in 2013
Global Telecom Holding has just released its 4Q2013 results.
Sawiris withdraws from Canadian telecommunications market
Egypt
October 18, 2013
Sawiris withdraws from Canadian telecommunications market
Businessman Naguib Sawiris has announced that after the Candian government blocked his takeover of a Canadian fiber-optic network, he will…
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready since…
Mobile phone sales tax to rise 5%
Business
March 5, 2013
Mobile phone sales tax to rise 5%
The sales tax on mobile phone use is set to jump to 20 percent up from 15 percent, according to…