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| logo = NTRALogo.gif | | logo = NTRALogo.gif | ||
| type = | | type = | ||
| industry = | | industry = Telecommunications | ||
| founded = | | founded = 2003 | ||
| founders = | | founders = | ||
| ownership = Government | | ownership = Government | ||
| headquarters = | | headquarters = Smart Village, Km 28<br> | ||
| country = | Egypt-Alexandria Desert Road<br> | ||
Building 4 | |||
| country = Egypt | |||
| businesses = | | businesses = | ||
| products = | | products = Mobile and Landline Services<br> | ||
Broadband, WiFi | |||
| employees = | | employees = | ||
| revenue = | | revenue = | ||
| email = | | email = Info[at]tra.gov.eg | ||
| website = | | website = [http://www.tra.gov.eg TRA], [http://www.ntra.gov.eg NTRA] | ||
| blog = | | blog = | ||
| facebook = | | facebook = | ||
| linkedin = | | linkedin = | ||
| twitter = | | twitter = | ||
| keypeople = [[ | | keypeople = Dr. [[Amr Badawi]], Executive President<br> | ||
[[Manal Ismail]], Director of International Technical Coordination Dept.<br> | [[Manal Ismail]], Director of International Technical Coordination Dept.<br> | ||
[[Christine Arida]], Director of Telecom Planning and Services | [[Christine Arida]], Director of Telecom Planning and Services<br> | ||
[[Eng Rasha Sabry]], Alex Office Branch Manager | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[ | '''NTRA''' is the '''National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt''' is responsible for Egypt's Internet governance affairs,<ref>[http://www.ntra.gov.eg/english/dpages_dpagesdetails.asp?ID=397&Menu=7 Details, NTRA.gov.eg]</ref> and it also manages the country's [[IDN]] [[ccTLD]]. It provides telecommunication and Internet services to its users.<ref>[http://www.mcit.gov.eg/MediaPressSer_Details.aspx?ID=716&TypeID=3 mcit]</ref> It has been governing the Internet affairs of Egypt since 2006.<ref>[http://www.ntra.gov.eg/english/dpages_dpagesdetails.asp?ID=397&Menu=7 NTRA]</ref> The company is working actively to increase the number of high speed Internet users in Egypt.<ref>[http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-318/internet/ntra-cuts-adsl-price/en BalancingAct]</ref> It claims to have 9,652,171 subscribers as of September, 2011.<ref>[http://ntra.gov.eg/english/DPages_DPagesDetails.asp?ID=352 NTRA]</ref> To promote the use of landlines in Egypt, NTRA banned international calls made via Skype in 2010.<ref>[http://itknowledgehub.com/tag/ntra/ ITKnowledgeHub]</ref><ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2010/misr-report-21apr2010.html IANA]</ref> | ||
It is affiliated with [[ICANN]], [[IGF]], [[IANA]], [[ISOC]] and [[afriNIC]].<ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/status-report-on-the-dns-in-egypt/ ICANN Blog]</ref> | |||
NTRA is experienced with Arabic [[IDN]]s as it is the operator for [[مصر.]] (.misr), which is the IDN ccTLD for Egypt. It does not operate the traditional [[.eg]] [[ccTLD]]. They were the first organization to apply for a national IDN in Arabic.<ref>[http://www.tra.gov.eg/english/news_newsdetails.asp?PID=36&ID=164 News, TRA.gov.eg]</ref> They had no prior experience acting as a registry operator.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2010/misr-report-21apr2010.html MISR Report, IANA.org]</ref> | |||
==Inaccessibility of .eg & مصر.== | |||
In January, 2011, the Egyptian Government, in the midst of a civil uprising, shut down the country's primary servers, which led to the inaccessibility of [[.eg]] and [[مصر.]] domains for the rest of the world. Both the Egyptian Universities Network and NTRA, operators for [[.eg]] and [[مصر.]] respectively, requested their secondary [[DNS]] servers outside Egypt, to maintain the web pages on the basis of last received data. [[ICANN]] considered this a serious issue, and one which could also occur as a consequence of a natural disaster. Therefore, to maintain a stable internet environment throughout the world, [[ICANN]] has proposed that the [[ccNSO]] make a policy for handling such situations.<ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/status-report-on-the-dns-in-egypt/ ICANN Blog]</ref> | |||
==Events== | |||
NTRA hosted [[ICANN 33]] in Cairo in November, 2008, and an [[ICANN]] regional meeting in April, 2008.<ref>[http://www.ntra.gov.eg/english/Events_EventsDetails.asp?PID=19&ID=274 NTRA]</ref><ref>[http://www.ntra.gov.eg/english/Events_EventsDetails.asp?PID=19&ID=268 NTRA]</ref> It organized an [[IDN]] workshop in 2006.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02nov06.htm ICANN]</ref> In 2009, it organized an [[IPv6]] transition workshop for the [[IGF]] in conjunction with [[ICANN]] and [[AfriNIC]].<ref>[http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=Workshopsreports2009View&curr=1&wr=53 Workshops Report 2009, intgovforum.org]</ref> | |||
The company arranges ICT related seminars, conferences and meetings throughout the year. A complete list of International events by NTRA can be found [http://www.ntra.gov.eg/english/Events_GetEventsList.asp?ID=19 here]. | |||
==External Links== | |||
* NTRA subscribers [http://ntra.gov.eg/english/DPages_DPagesDetails.asp?ID=352 list]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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