Bidders will be allowed to make bids as of April 17. Firms wanting t

Seeking bids for third mobile license
Egypt’s government would accept bids for a third mobile license through an auction that will commence in early 2006.

Communications Minister Tarek Kamel said the license would be for a 3G network

Mobinil in dispute involving EDGE
Egypt’s telecommunications regulator instructed mobile operator Mobinil to either stop using EDGE technology that gives users access to streaming video, or apply for a 3G license.

Mobinil, which h

Telenor and NTC Bid for Mobile License
Telenor and Egypt's National Telecommunications Holding Corporation (NTC) announced that they are joining for a bid to obtain a mobile license in Egypt.

Telenor and NTC said they would submit

Liberalising the ICT sector
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) will amend licenses to enable Internet service providers to obtain international bandwidth.

Minister of Communications and Information T

Egypt to license third mobile operator
Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) will license a third mobile operator.

The NTRA will seek bids for the establishment and operation of the third mobile network, w

Etisalat wins third mobile license
A consortium led by Etisalat won Egypt's third mobile license for US$ 2.90 billion.

Communications Minister Tarek Kamel said that in addition to the initial license fee, the winning consortium wou

Qatar Telecom Looks To Enter Mobile Market

Qatar Telecom (Qtel), will attempt to enter the Egyptian mobile market, building on their successful entry into the sector in Oman.

Nasser Marafih, chief executive officer of Qtel said that

Third mobile license to be auctioned in July

Bidding for Egypt's third mobile license will start in July at US$434 million, a Communications Ministry representative said. Amr Badawi, senior adviser to the Minister of Communications and Inform

Third mobile license to be tendered

Egypt will tender a third mobile license in the second half of September, Communications Minister Tarek Kamel said. Kamel said the network would commence operations in late 2006 or early 2007.