mobile phones
Govt report: Security conditions behind poor cell phone service
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Govt report: Security conditions behind poor cell phone service
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority on Sunday attributed the poor level of mobile phone service over the past few months…
Communications Ministry demands mobile phone companies improve services
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Communications Ministry demands mobile phone companies improve services
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry has called on mobile phone operators to improve their customer service in order to…
Giza governor halts phone tower licensing over health concerns
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Giza governor halts phone tower licensing over health concerns
Giza Governor Ali Abdel Rahman has halted licensing for mobile phone stations near schools and hospitals after several parents and…
Egypt mobile phone April subscriptions up 27 pct
Business
June 29, 2011
Egypt mobile phone April subscriptions up 27 pct
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt rose to 74.58 million in April, up 27 percent year-on-year, government figures…
Cairo advertising agency unleashes firestorm by taking credit for revolution
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Cairo advertising agency unleashes firestorm by taking credit for revolution
A Cairo-based advertising agency has come under heavy fire for a video suggesting that one of its advertising campaigns contributed…
Telecoms official: State Security bugged mobile phone calls
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Telecoms official: State Security bugged mobile phone calls
A senior Egyptian telecoms official confirmed at a press conference on Thursday that the recently-dissolved State Security Investigations Service bugged…
Mobile phone firms deny responsibility for service failures during Tuesday demos
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Mobile phone firms deny responsibility for service failures during Tuesday demos
Mobile phone companies operating in Egypt have denied responsibility for repeated network failures during Tuesday's “Day of Rage” demonstrations.Network failures…
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
A study prepared by the international Ipsos Research Center, which was presented at a recent communications conference in Jordan, found…
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
A number of schools throughout Egypt have begun implementing a year-old Education Ministry directive banning the use by students of…
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egypt
October 15, 2010
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egyptian feminists have cast doubts about a newly launched initiative to reduce the gap that exists between men and women…