Egyptian authorities do not intend to cut off internet and communication services for protesters in downtown Cairo or anywhere else, a senior government source said on Monday.
Egyptian activists had circulated news on the internet about authorities' (...)
Telecom Egypt CEO Mohamed Abdel Rahim on Tuesday withdrew an accusation he previously submitted to the Public Prosecution claiming five company employees attempted to murder him.
The employees, who worked at the company's Opera branch, held Abdel (...)
Workers at a majority of Telecom Egypt's telephone exchanges nationwide began an open-ended strike on Sunday, demanding the removal of the company's CEO and the release of four colleagues detained by authorities.
The strike included several major (...)
Sources at Egypt Telecom have said that company employees on Wednesday held CEO Mohamed Abdel Rehim hostage in his office and insisted he resign for failing to meet employees' demands. They later handed him over to the military police.
The company (...)
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry has called on mobile phone operators to improve their customer service in order to end the recent flow of customer complaints regarding poor service quality.
Communications Minister Mohamed (...)
Egypt's three mobile phone companies will activate an additional digit that will be added to phone numbers as of Thursday.
The new numbers will be comprised of 11 digits instead of 10.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Telecommunications Regulatory (...)
Mobinil is regaining its share of Egypt's telecommunications market following a recent boycott campaign against the company, according to majority stakeholder France Telecom.
Marc Rennard, deputy chairman of France Telecom, which owns 71.25 percent (...)
Communications and Information Technology Deputy Minister Hazem Abdel Azim announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying the government had prevented him from criticizing the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
Abdel Azim said the (...)
The Independent Syndicate of Egypt Post Employees has announced that postal workers are continuing their strike in several governorates, despite Chairman Tarek al-Saadany agreeing to some of their demands.
Saadany has agreed to provide temporary (...)
Mohamed Abdel Kader Salem, head of Information Technology Institute, was sworn in as minister of communications and information technology on Thursday.
Hazem Abdel Azim, former candidate for the post of communications minister, said on Wednesday (...)
A candidate to lead the Communications and Information Technology Ministry, Hazem Abdel Azim, said Wednesday evening during a television appearance that the cabinet had excluded him from a reshuffle due to security reasons.
Abdel Azim said he (...)
The Egyptian government is considering relaxing the visa rules for Arab tourists in order to encourage more visitors to Egypt, a move which could provide a much-needed injection of foreign currency.
"We are thinking of exempting Arab tourists from (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has said it is about to introduce a new internet security bill that would be submitted to the next parliament or the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for approval.
Yasser (...)
The number of new internet users greatly increased after the 25 January revolution, revealed Amr Badawi, executive head of the national agency for communications. The number of You Tube users in Egypt reached 22 million, while the number of Faceook (...)
After a cabinet statement this week explained that Mubarak's regime used Law no. 10 of 2003 to force telecommunications companies to cut off internet and cell phone service during the revolution, the National Telecommunications Regulation Authority (...)
A senior Egyptian telecoms official confirmed at a press conference on Thursday that the recently-dissolved State Security Investigations Service bugged mobile telephone calls in Egypt.
“The State Security apparatus bugged mobile phone calls without (...)
The Egyptian Company for Communication Technologies (EgyComTek) announced on Wednesday that it began to block websites involving sexual exploitation of children.
TE Data Managing Director Ahmed Ossama said the company signed an agreement with (...)
Egyptian internet companies expect slow web connections through mid-January due to maintenance work on an undersea international cable. The cable suffered a malfunction in December and has only been partially fixed, sources said.
Link.net CEO Karim (...)
Telecom Egypt CEO Tarek Tantawy said a new Mediterranean Sea internet cable installed by France would work ineffectively. The newer cable replaced an older one that broke earlier this week due to bad weather.
The cable “is being tested now, but it (...)
The Algerian tax authority has levied US$230 million of back taxes on Orascom Telecom's Algerian subsidiary Djezzy, company officials announced.
The taxes were incurred during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, according to the tax authority.
An Orascom (...)
Previously imposed restrictions aimed at tightening control over SMS messaging will be canceled, the Egyptian government decided on Tuesday.
In November, the Administrative Court suspended the National Telecom Regulatory Authority's (NTRA) decision (...)
The Qatari Qtel Group finalized its arrangements with Orascom Telecom Holding (OT) to acquire the latter's final remaining shares in its Tunisian telecom operator, Tunisiana.
The agreement was finalized on Tuesday during a joint meeting in Cairo (...)
Client dissatisfaction with internet service providers (ISPs) in Egypt is increasing as customers who wish to cancel their contract with their ISP and switch to another company are being prevented from doing so.
National Telecommunication Regulatory (...)
The world's leading mobile satellite company, Inmarsat, announced it has successfully obtained an operation license from Egypt's National Telecommunication Regulation Authority (NTRA).
The company's service in Egypt is slated to begin in November. (...)
A source at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has denied that any instructions have been given to restrict the use in Egypt of Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site. The source said that announcements (...)