the ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt
A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from…
Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016
Business
December 16, 2015
Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016
Egypt will begin the tender process for high-speed 4G frequencies for the country’s four communication providers by the end of 2016,…
Shalateen residents strike over absence of cell phone networks
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Shalateen residents strike over absence of cell phone networks
Residents in the southern Egyptian region of Shalateen staged a strike at a local market Sunday to protest the absence…
Internet Revolution to sue government over service prices
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Internet Revolution to sue government over service prices
An activist group advocating for reduced internet prices and improved quality intends to bring a case against the Communications and…
NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking
Egypt
October 6, 2015
NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking
Egypt’s communication regulator has denied rumors about an alleged decision to block charge-free call applications. In a statement late Monday, the…
Internet Revolution campaign petitioning for communications minister’s dismissal
Egypt
August 27, 2015
Internet Revolution campaign petitioning for communications minister’s dismissal
The Facebook-based campaign "Internet Revolution" has called for collecting signatures against Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and Communications and Information Technology…
Study: Lower Internet prices ensure increase in customer acquisition
Business
August 16, 2015
Study: Lower Internet prices ensure increase in customer acquisition
Reducing Internet prices could ensure an increase in the number of customers served to over 50 percent of the population…
Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president
Egypt
August 10, 2015
Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president
A number of twitter users have launched a hashtag urging Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene for the improvement…
TE board discusses standoff with communication ministry
Egypt
June 29, 2015
TE board discusses standoff with communication ministry
Telecom Egypt’s chief Mohamed Salem and managing director Ossama Yassin held an emergency meeting Sunday morning to discuss the company’s standoff…
MCIT denies assistant minister engaged in private business
Egypt
June 1, 2015
MCIT denies assistant minister engaged in private business
Communication and Information Technology Ministry has denied reports stating that Assistant Minister Khaled Sherif is engaged in private business with cell…