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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Cabinet to decide on 4G licenses today; TE to become fourth carrier when it applies for one next month

CIT Minister Yasser Al Qady will brief his cabinet colleagues today on his plan to tender 4G licenses. If the cabinet approves the plan, we should see 4G licenses tendered within one month, Al Qady said yesterday, according to Al Shorouk. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority will hold a meeting following the approval with Al Qady to lay out the terms and conditions for tendering of the 4G licenses and their prices. Sources at Telecom Egypt have stated that the company would push for a 4G license, which will pave the way for it to become the fourth mobile phone carrier, as has been discussed for more than a few years now.

Oh, and Al Qady would like you to know that never, ever would anyone in Egypt eavesdrop on your calls.

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