Telecom Egypt to offer 2G, 3G mobile services via Etisalat Misr: Reuters

Telecom Egypt is to sign an agreement Thursday to provide 2G and 3G mobile services through Etisalat Misr, a source from Telecom Egypt and a source from the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology have told Reuters.

Telecom Egypt, the state’s fixed-line monopoly, was the first company to buy a 4G licence from the government in August for 7.08 billion Egyptian pounds ($392 million) to enter the mobile market directly.