mobile phones
Mobile phone bills to increase between 5% and 7%
Business
September 21, 2016
Mobile phone bills to increase between 5% and 7%
Mobile phone bill rates are set to increase by between 5 and 7 percent due to the application of Value…
Value Added Tax rates agreed for mobile phone recharge cards
Business
September 20, 2016
Value Added Tax rates agreed for mobile phone recharge cards
Egypt's telecoms regulatory authority has agreed on rates Value Added Tax (VAT) on mobile phone charge cards after two days…
Telecoms regulator sets 4G licence cost at LE3.54 bln: Orange Egypt
Business
June 19, 2016
Telecoms regulator sets 4G licence cost at LE3.54 bln: Orange Egypt
Orange Egypt said on Sunday that Egypt's telecommunications regulator had set the price of a licence to provide fourth-generation mobile…
Egypt loses 280,000 mobile phone subscribers in September 2015
Egypt
December 16, 2015
Egypt loses 280,000 mobile phone subscribers in September 2015
The number of mobile phone subscribers in Egypt declined by 280,000, or 0.46 percent, to settle at 93.24 million in…
Retailers give shoppers new reasons to use mobile phones in stores
Life & Style
November 23, 2015
Retailers give shoppers new reasons to use mobile phones in stores
At some Macy's outlets this holiday season, shoppers who download the retailer’s app will be able to use their smart…
How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia
Science
November 11, 2015
How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical…
North Korea’s girl with seven names still feels hunted
Science
November 2, 2015
North Korea’s girl with seven names still feels hunted
The girl with seven names is finding it hard these days to contact relatives in Stalinist North Korea on the…
Mobile ad-blockers growing popularity threatens huge losses
Science
October 11, 2015
Mobile ad-blockers growing popularity threatens huge losses
Mobile Internet sites face a new threat as millions download ad-blockers to their phones and tablets, removing pesky adverts but…
Mobile phones ‘transforming’ Africa but growth to slow: study
Science
October 10, 2015
Mobile phones ‘transforming’ Africa but growth to slow: study
The rapid spread of mobile phones across Sub-Saharan Africa is transforming the region, but record levels of growth are due…
Official: Egyptian telecommunications market not saturated, annual profits between 35% and 40%
Egypt
July 15, 2015
Official: Egyptian telecommunications market not saturated, annual profits between 35% and 40%
According to Hisham Alayli, CEO of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the Egyptian telecommunications market is not saturated, as some…