SMS messaging

This app makes sure you never walk home alone
Science

This app makes sure you never walk home alone

"Text me when you get home" is a frequent farewell among friends and family. But what if you could actually track…
Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn
Egypt

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…
Egypt court rules against restrictions on SMS messaging
Egypt

Egypt court rules against restrictions on SMS messaging

An Egyptian court on Saturday ruled against a decision by the government to tighten monitoring of mobile phone SMS messaging.
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
Egypt

Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition

The Ministry of Communications this week announced new restrictions pertaining to the use of text messaging for the dissemination of…
Communications Minister plays down political import of new SMS rules
Egypt

Communications Minister plays down political import of new SMS rules

“We don't intend to restrict SMS service providers,” Communications and Information Technology Minister Tarek Kamel said on Tuesday. “We're only…
SMS messaging restricted in bid to preempt pre-election activism
Egypt

SMS messaging restricted in bid to preempt pre-election activism

Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has imposed new restrictions aimed at tightening control over the SMS messaging services provided…
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