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Egypt's NTRA: New CEO Not Affect Offering Integrated License On Time
Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 17 - 07 - 2013

An Official source in National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA), has asserted that the changing of Dr. Amr Badawi, the former CEO of NTRA and the appointment of Eng. Hesham Alayli will not affect the date of offering the integrated operator license on time within the second half of the current year.
The source added to Amwal Al Ghad that the current time is witnessing a progress in offering the license, expecting that the procedures of pricing the license will be completed by the end of the current month.
Badawi has confirmed that the broad of directors is currently cooperating with Detecon Deutsche company to complete the prising of integrated operator license, stressing that it is expected to finalize all of these procedures during July.
Badawi added to Amwal Al Ghad that NTRA is currently making negotiations with mobile phone operators and Telecom Egypt (TE) in order to solve the six problems between TE and the operators, asserting that the recent political events will suspend the procedures of finalizing the license.
Badawi has pointed out that the selling of TE's share from Vodafone Egypt's shares which estimated at 45% did not come within the controversy points that NTRA aims to end before the granting of TE for the integrated operator license.
Badawi added to Amwal al Ghad that TE and and mobile phone operating in the market will face six main problems and it must finalize them before granting an integrated operator license related to the quality of service.
He stressed that the current dilemma between internet companies and TE Data concerning ‘converting internet customers' is one of the main problems which NTRA is seeking to finalize before TE's granting for the integrated license.
He has emphasized that NTRA has not yet reached to resolve on the acquisition of customers, noting that the current problem lies within the "monopolistic practices" carried out by the TE , which tries to finish them.
Moreover, Badawi has pointed out that the linkage between Etisalat Egypt and TE is one of the outstanding problems between the two companies which should be resolved as soos as possible, stressing that the share of Telecom Egypt in Vodafone Egypt, estimated at 45% of the company's shares does not come within the controversy points that targeting to solve by NTRA.


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