The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has caved-in to demands that additional frequencies be offered to mobile network operators after 4G licenses are tendered. An NTRA source tells Al Borsa that the regulator has opened talks with other government agencies to free frequencies for the 4G spectrums, expecting them to be made available in the coming months. NTRA officials have also reportedly addressed concerns raised by Orange Egypt regarding service levels, sources from the CIT Ministry told Al Mal. The regulator will also meet with representatives from Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr to discuss their concerns. As we had earlier reported, the NTRA had refused to back down from its requirement that a portion of 4G license fees be paid in USD; it had also refused to make more 4G spectrum available to MNOs. The breakthrough in talks came just as the 48 hour “take it or leave it” ultimatum handed to network operators expired yesterday.