telecommunications
Report: TE squandered public funds through extravagant bonus payouts
Business
September 28, 2010
Report: TE squandered public funds through extravagant bonus payouts
Fixed-line provider Telecom Egypt (TE) "squandered public funds" by providing its executives with extravagant bonuses in 2009 despite chalking up…
Telecom authority struggles to assess mobile-phone service quality
Business
September 22, 2010
Telecom authority struggles to assess mobile-phone service quality
Egypt's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in press statements made Tuesday, said it had not yet established a means of assessing…
TRA mulls launch of money-transfer services via mobile phone
Business
August 19, 2010
TRA mulls launch of money-transfer services via mobile phone
The board of Egypt's Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Algeria launches Djezzy talks with OT
Business
May 31, 2010
Algeria launches Djezzy talks with OT
Orascom Telecom (OT) has received a letter from the Algerian government expressing its wish to negotiate a deal to buy…
OT agrees not to sell Algeria subsidiary
Business
May 30, 2010
OT agrees not to sell Algeria subsidiary
Orascom Telecom (OT) said it had agreed to a request by the Algerian government not to sell its Algerian subsidiary,…
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
Business
April 15, 2010
Survey: Egyptians did US$2.1 billion in e-commerce last year
A new survey conducted by Amman-based consultancy Arab Advisors Group revealed that almost 35 percent of adult internet users in…
MobiNil board to discuss FT offer
Business
January 4, 2010
MobiNil board to discuss FT offer
Members of the board of mobile phone company MobiNil will convene on Wednesday to discuss an offer by France Telecom…
MobiNil mulls France Telecom acquisition offer
Business
December 16, 2009
MobiNil mulls France Telecom acquisition offer
Officials of local mobile-phone firm MobiNil met Wednesday to discuss an offer by partner France Telecom to buy 100 percent…