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National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority : 

National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority

NTRA Establishment: 

NTRA Establishment

NTRA Establishment: 

NTRA Establishment Law No. 10 , 2003 "Telecommunications Regulation Law" establishes NTRA as a national Authority to administer the telecommunication sector. The general Guidelines for NTRA Scope of work: Transparency; Universal service; Open competition; Protection of user rights.

Aim of NTRA: 

Aim of NTRA Ensure that telecommunication services reach all areas of the republic. Protect national security and higher interests of the state. Ensure optimum use of the spectrum and the maximization of the revenues derived from its use. Ensure compliance with the provisions of prevailing agreements and resolutions of international and regional organizations. Monitor processes of technical and economic efficiency programs for all telecommunications services.

NTRA Mission: 

NTRA Mission The aim of NTRA is to guarantee high quality of the telecommunication services at reasonable prices for all Egyptian citizens taking into consideration national interests while enabling the sector growth and encouraging national and international investments.

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NTRA Strategies Maintain full transparency. Provide advanced and adequate telecommunication services all over Egypt at affordable prices (universal services). Promote, encourage and enforce fair competition among different vendors, infrastructure and service providers. Protect the public interest and user rights. Ensure optimization of scarce resources, mainly the frequency spectrum and numbering.

STRUCTURE: 

STRUCTURE NTRA BASIC Structure NTRA BASIC Structure

STRUCTURE: 

STRUCTURE

HUMAN RESOURCES: 

HUMAN RESOURCES

Level of Competition for Telecommunications Services : 

Level of Competition for Telecommunications Services

Licensing Status for Telecommunications Services : 

Licensing Status for Telecommunications Services

Licensed Telecommunications Services Chart : 

Licensed Telecommunications Services Chart

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Technology Trend

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004)

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) No of Subscribers

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.) Available Capacity of Telephone Lines 11’500’000 +

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.) Total no. of ADSL subscribers 6,131

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.) Total no. of Internet subscribers 3,000,000 +

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.)

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.) Total no. of Mobile subscribers 6,100,000 +

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004)

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.): 

Egypt’s Telecom Structure in Brief (Q1 2004) (Cont.) Penetration Rate Q1 2004 GSM 8.66% Fixed 13% Internet 4.34%

Telecommunications Companies development Statistics : 

Telecommunications Companies development Statistics

Telecommunication Total Development Statistics : 

Telecommunication Total Development Statistics - That’s besides 129 companies working in the field of communications and Information Technologies, according to Law # 159 of 1981 concerning joint stock companies, partnerships limited by shared of limited liability, with issued capital of L.E.181.5 million up till March 2004, excluding Telecom Egypt.

Standards Applicable to Wired Telecommunications Equipments: 

Standards Applicable to Wired Telecommunications Equipments

Standards Applicable to Wireless Telecommunications and Equipments : 

Standards Applicable to Wireless Telecommunications and Equipments - Standards Applicable to Telecommunications Equipments to guarantee Electro Magnetic Compatibility - Standards Applicable to Wireless Telecommunications Equipments

FUTURISTIC Look : 

FUTURISTIC Look Elaborate the long and short term telecommunications Master Plan for Egypt in cooperation with the MCIT (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology); Extend the monitoring of frequency spectrum coverage by means of transportable equipments; Establish a new spectrum pricing regime; Establish a series of specialized labs in compliance with the researches plan; Create the complete Egyptian Telecommunications Standards, considering the international recommendations;

FUTURISTIC Look : 

Continue to certify the remaining mobile base stations; Ensure that the telecommunications services reach all the areas of the republic, including urban, remote, rural and economic expansion areas; Conduct market surveys and analysis to support management decisions in all related aspects; Develop the curricula, examination systems, monitoring rules and technical progress of study of wireless institutes; Establish a multi layered Geographical Information System (GIS), as a graphical interface for NTRA's databases to serve the different requirements of NTRA (QoS, Spectrum, Licensing, Consumer satisfaction…); Establish Workflow Automation System, electronic Archiving System and Internet/ Intranet and External Portals. FUTURISTIC Look