mobile phones
Government denies link between mobile card price increase, new taxes
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Government denies link between mobile card price increase, new taxes
The government has denied a link between soaring prices of prepaid mobile phone cards and any new tax measures. The…
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…
Ministry mulls increasing mobile phone taxes
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Ministry mulls increasing mobile phone taxes
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry is considering increasing the 15 percent sales tax on mobile phone users, Minister Hany…
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…
Ministry: Egyptians’ cell phone usage rate 113%, 37% for internet
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Ministry: Egyptians’ cell phone usage rate 113%, 37% for internet
The latest report by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has revealed that the number of cell phone users…
Egypt minister sees telecom tender within 4 weeks
Business
March 6, 2012
Egypt minister sees telecom tender within 4 weeks
Egypt will launch a tender for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences within four weeks, the country's communications minister said…
Mobile phone subscriptions up 18% in 2011
Business
March 1, 2012
Mobile phone subscriptions up 18% in 2011
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt rose 18 percent to 83.43 million last year, shrugging off an economic…
Some Chinese mobile phone service to be cut 15 January
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Some Chinese mobile phone service to be cut 15 January
Egypt will cut some mobile services on 15 January for subscribers using Chinese mobile phones, as earlier directed by the…