the ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)

Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt
Egypt

Facebook’s Free Basics service suspended in Egypt

A Facebook-sponsored service that offers limited free Internet access was suspended in Egypt on Wednesday after a permit required from…
Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016
Business

Egypt to hold 4G communication technology tender by end of 2016

Egypt will begin the tender process for high-speed 4G frequencies for the country’s four communication providers by the end of 2016,…
Shalateen residents strike over absence of cell phone networks
Egypt

Shalateen residents strike over absence of cell phone networks

Residents in the southern Egyptian region of Shalateen staged a strike at a local market Sunday to protest the absence…
Internet Revolution to sue government over service prices
Egypt

Internet Revolution to sue government over service prices

An activist group advocating for reduced internet prices and improved quality intends to bring a case against the Communications and…
NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking
Egypt

NTRA denies rumors about Whatsapp, Viber, FB messenger blocking

Egypt’s communication regulator has denied rumors about an alleged decision to block charge-free call applications. In a statement late Monday, the…
Internet Revolution campaign petitioning for communications minister’s dismissal
Egypt

Internet Revolution campaign petitioning for communications minister’s dismissal

The Facebook-based campaign "Internet Revolution" has called for collecting signatures against Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and Communications and Information Technology…
Study: Lower Internet prices ensure increase in customer acquisition
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Study: Lower Internet prices ensure increase in customer acquisition

Reducing Internet prices could ensure an increase in the number of customers served to over 50 percent of the population…
Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president
Egypt

Popular hashtag complains of low internet quality to president

A number of twitter users have launched a hashtag urging Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene for the improvement…
TE board discusses standoff with communication ministry
Egypt

TE board discusses standoff with communication ministry

Telecom Egypt’s chief Mohamed Salem and managing director Ossama Yassin held an emergency meeting Sunday morning to discuss the company’s standoff…
MCIT denies assistant minister engaged in private business
Egypt

MCIT denies assistant minister engaged in private business

Communication and Information Technology Ministry has denied reports stating that Assistant Minister Khaled Sherif is engaged in private business with cell…
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