telecommunications
Housing minister unveils first phase of national development plan
Business
February 20, 2013
Housing minister unveils first phase of national development plan
Housing and Urban Development Minister Tareq Wafiq announced Wednesday that officials had completed the first phase of a national strategic…
Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn
Telecommunications officials estimated the number of Eid greetings messages for Eid al-Adha this year at about 1 billion, with a…
Customers complain mobile phone operators are secretly charging more
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Customers complain mobile phone operators are secretly charging more
The Consumer Protection Agency filed a complaint to the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) against the country’s three major cell phone operators…
France Telecom buys service contract from Egyptian partner
Business
October 16, 2012
France Telecom buys service contract from Egyptian partner
France Telecom will pay Egyptian partner Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) 110 million euros (US$142.30 million) for taking over…
Is the government trying to tap into the lucrative mobile phone industry?
Business
September 4, 2012
Is the government trying to tap into the lucrative mobile phone industry?
With a mobile phone in the hands of nearly every Egyptian and three large companies vying to provide customers with…
Mobinil executive: State attempting to monopolize market
Business
August 15, 2012
Mobinil executive: State attempting to monopolize market
The deputy chairman of Egyptian mobile service provider Mobinil, Ashraf Halim, has criticized the Egyptian government for plans to directly…
90 million cell phone subscriptions in Egypt, ministry says
Egypt
August 1, 2012
90 million cell phone subscriptions in Egypt, ministry says
There are currently over 90 million cell phone subscribers in Egypt, while only 8.6 million people use landlines, according to…
Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
Business
July 1, 2012
Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
NIAMEY — Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, plans to enter Niger by investing about US$350…
France Telecom acquires 94% of Egypt’s Mobinil
Business
May 27, 2012
France Telecom acquires 94% of Egypt’s Mobinil
France Telecom acquired 94 percent of Egyptian mobile phone company Mobinil in a tender offer, Egypt's stock exchange said on…
Orascom Telecom Q1 net profit seen at US$45 mn
Business
May 13, 2012
Orascom Telecom Q1 net profit seen at US$45 mn
Orascom Telecom (OT) is expected to post a first-quarter net profit of US$45 million on Monday, following a net loss…