UK house asking prices see sharpest drop since 2001    Egypt plans sugar mills upgrade to curb water pollution    Roche helps Egypt expand digital pathology and AI diagnostics    Egypt's residential property prices soar up to 30% in H1 2025    Cairo Capital Developments delivers first phase of Lake West 1    Al-Sisi meets US CENTCOM chief to discuss military ties, Gaza ceasefire    SCO partnership supports Egypt's modernization, regional stability: Chinese ambassador    New massacre of aid seekers in Gaza amid escalation, worsening starvation crisis    Egypt to host Gaza reconstruction talks after ceasefire secured    Golden View launches TO-GTHER mixed-use project in New Cairo    Two militants killed in foiled plot to revive 'Hasm' operations: Interior ministry    58 days that exposed IMF's contradictions on Egypt    Egypt foils terrorist plot, kills two militants linked to Hasm group    Egypt, Somalia discuss closer environmental cooperation    Egypt's Health Minister reviews upgrades at Gustave Roussy Hospital    Giza Pyramids' interior lighting updated with new LED system    Sandoz Egypt introduces OMNITROPE 15mg biosimilar growth hormone for the treatment of short stature    Egypt's EHA, Huawei discuss enhanced digital health    Egypt's EDA explores pharma cooperation with Belarus    Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over fire tragedy    Foreign, housing ministers discuss Egypt's role in African development push    Korea Culture Week in Egypt to blend K-Pop with traditional arts    CIB finances Giza Pyramids Sound and Light Show redevelopment with EGP 963m loan    Egypt, Uruguay eager to expand trade across key sectors    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Communications Minister demands NTRA negotiate with internet companies to reduce prices
They also demanded improving service quality, and investigating the possibility of cancelling the application of the fair usage policy on services.
Mohamed Alaa El Din Published in Daily News Egypt on 18 - 05 - 2015

The board of directors at the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has met under the auspices of Minister of Communications and Information Technology Khaled Negm.
They agreed that the NTRA's Executive President, Hesham El-Alaily, will be assigned to negotiate with the companies that provide wired internet services to provide low cost offers at speeds of 1MB as well as 2MB.
Last month, Negm met with the "Internet Revolution" movement's members to discuss their demands. These included reducing internet prices, increasing speeds to start with a minimum 1MB instead of 512 kilobytes, in addition to reconsidering the policy of fair usage.
They also demanded improving service quality, and investigating the possibility of cancelling the application of the fair usage policy on services.
Hesham El-Alaily assured that he will negotiate with enterprises regarding the necessity of providing suitable and creative offers to spread internet service, which benefits users, the state and enterprises. Along with the companies, they will fight against illegal internet cables, which are considered among the main reasons for the slow and bad internet services.
The Minister of Communications promised to work with new prices and speeds by mid-May, which did not happen because only one company, TE Data, owned by Telecom Egypt (TE), submitted a low price offer to the NTRA.
The other service providers demanded that TE reduce prices of renting infrastructure and solve technical problems that accompanied the replacement of copper cables with fibre optic cables, which lost them their clients to the benefit of TE Data. The providers said these are their demands in order to be able to offer low-price services.

Clic here to read the story from its source.