Telecom Egypt

Forecast improved Q2 numbers for Egyptian companies reflect general improvement in business sentiment.

UPDATE 1: Fixed-line telco monopoly sees 2009 revenue growth flat or down by up to 1%.

Minister says government could delay offering of shares in country's only fixed-line operator.

State telecom says 2007 consolidated net profit rose 4.4%, driven by internet and data services growth.

Telecom Egypt official says repairs on second of two cables cut last month almost finished.

Undersea cables can be fixed, but can the damage to the Middle East's growing outsourcing and hosting industries be repaired?

Egypt's only fixed-line service provider takes profit hit due to problems with its investments in Algeria.

The government of Egypt is focused on increasing fixed-line penetration in the country to 25% by 2010 despite the threats of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and fixed-mobile substitution. Christopher Reynolds travelled to Cairo to speak to the country’s sole fixed-line provider Telecom Egypt about how it intends to achieve this goal in the face of an increasingly hostile market.

Dawlat El-Badwy, Telecom Egypt's vice president of planning, is focused on increasing fixed-line penetration in the North African country to 25% by 2010 despite the twin threats of VoIP and fixed-mobile substitution. Christopher Reynolds travelled to Cairo to ask El Badwy how Egypt's sole fixed-line provider intends to adapt its strategy in the face of an increasingly hostile market.

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