Items related to telecommunications

A Saudi internet surfer checks his Twitter account at a coffee shop in Riyadh. Malaysia has deported a young Saudi journalist who is wanted in his home country over a Twitter post about the Prophet Mohamed that sparked calls for his execution, according to an official. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
Egypt Independent 31 Mar 2013
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready...
Indian bankers display cellular telephones on which they are using Mobile-based Trading at The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during its launch in Mumbai , September 21, 2010. India, the fastest growing mobile phone market, launched stock trading through wireless technology this week, making access to market data easier for a growing breed of tech-savvy investors. The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest exchange, introduced trading in shares on mobiles while rival National Stock Exchange is set to launch its services early next month.
Mobile phone sales tax to rise 5%
Agencies
Egypt Independent
05 Mar 2013
The sales tax on mobile phone use is set to jump to 20 percent up from 15 percent, according to Turkish Anadolu news...
Housing minister unveils first phase of national development plan
Al-Masry Al-Youm 20 Feb 2013
Housing and Urban Development Minister Tareq Wafiq announced Wednesday that officials had completed the first phase of...
Indian bankers display cellular telephones on which they are using Mobile-based Trading at The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during its launch in Mumbai , September 21, 2010. India, the fastest growing mobile phone market, launched stock trading through wireless technology this week, making access to market data easier for a growing breed of tech-savvy investors. The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest exchange, introduced trading in shares on mobiles while rival National Stock Exchange is set to launch its services early next month.
Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn
Egypt Independent 29 Oct 2012
Telecommunications officials estimated the number of Eid greetings messages for Eid al-Adha this year at about 1...
An Egyptian girl seen talking in a mobile phone.
Customers complain mobile phone operators are secretly charging more
MENA 18 Oct 2012
The Consumer Protection Agency filed a complaint to the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) against the country...
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France Telecom buys service contract from Egyptian partner
Reuters 16 Oct 2012
France Telecom will pay Egyptian partner Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) 110 million euros (US$142.30...
An Egyptian girl seen talking in a mobile phone.
Is the government trying to tap into the lucrative mobile phone industry?
Maggie Hyde 04 Sep 2012
With a mobile phone in the hands of nearly every Egyptian and three large companies vying to provide customers with...
One of Egypt Telecom’s building in Cairo.
Mobinil executive: State attempting to monopolize market
Al-Masry Al-Youm 15 Aug 2012
The deputy chairman of Egyptian mobile service provider Mobinil, Ashraf Halim, has criticized the Egyptian government...
An Egyptian girl seen talking in a mobile phone.
90 million cell phone subscriptions in Egypt, ministry says
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Aug 2012
There are currently over 90 million cell phone subscribers in Egypt, while only 8.6 million people use landlines,...
A file photo of electricity pylons.
Egypt's Elsewedy Electric to invest US$350 million in Niger
Reuters 01 Jul 2012
NIAMEY — Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, the Arab world's biggest listed cable maker, plans to enter Niger by...