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Egypt offers new telecom licenses

Egypt will offer two licenses to provide telecommunications services for upscale suburbs outside the capital, including fixed lines, a government official said Wednesday, in a move expected to bring in $1 billion worth of investments over the next five years. more

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Telecom Egypt Signs Wholesale Contract With Vodafone

­Telecom Egypt and Vodafone Egypt (which is 44.95% owned by Telecom Egypt) have signed an agreement for the provision of wholesale telecommunications services. more

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Telecom Egypt Profits UP - New CEO Announced

Telecom Egypt, the local landline operator that owns a 44.95% stake in Vodafone Egypt, has reported an 8% rise in first-half revenues to EGP 5.2 billion (US$942 million). Net profit after tax was EGP 1.75 billion (US$317 million) representing an increase of 41% on H1 2008 and translating to a net profit margin of 34%. The contribution of share of profits from Vodafone Egypt was EGP 632 million (US$114.6 million), up 3.3% on the year before.  more

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Telecom Egypt CFO Resigns

Telecom Egypt, the landline monopoly and major shareholder in Vodafone Egypt, has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Tarek Tantawy is to resign to pursue another career opportunity. No replacement has been named yet.  more

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Telecom Egypt Revenues Up on Vodafone Investment

Egypt's landline monopoly operator, Telecom Egypt (TE) has reported a ten-percent rise in full year profits for 2008 to EGP2.79 billion (US$492.2 million), driving largely by its 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt. However, the firm reported a drop in Q4 profits of 27.7% to EGP831 million (US$147.7 million).  more

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Orascom, Telecom Egypt to Shut Down Algerian Landline Operator

Orascom Telecom and Telecom Egypt are to liquidate their landline joint venture in Algeria, citing competitive problems with the incumbent operator, Algérie Télécom. Algérie Telecom remained the monopoly fixed operator till 2005. The monopoly status ended in May 2005, when the ARPT awarded the Consortium Algérien des Telecommunication (CAT) a 15-year renewable license to provide fixed, international and rural services.  more

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Repair Ship to Start Work on Severed Undersea Cables Next Week

CAIRO (AP)--Work on damaged undersea fibre optic cables which have disrupted Internet services across the Middle East and India will begin when a repair ship gets there next week, a leading provider of international network services said Friday.  more

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Vodafone's First Half Results - An in Depth Study

This article, supplied by The Mobile World contains more charts and data in their subscription service.  more

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Vodafone Increases Egyptian Investment

Vodafone has announced that it is planning to take management control of its Egyptian subsidiary, Vodafone Egypt. The company is buying just under five percent of Vodafone Egypt from Telecom Egypt, and will end up with a 55% stake in the company. more

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Vodafone Says Remains Committed To Egyptian Mobile Market

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group, Tuesday said it remains committed to selling mobile telephony services in Egypt, despite growing competition in the area.  more

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