Difference between revisions of "National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt"

From ICANNWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 28: Line 28:
 
'''NTRA''' is the '''National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt'''. 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>
 
'''NTRA''' is the '''National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt'''. 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>
  
NTRA is working on Arabic [[IDN]]s and is the operator for [[مصر.]]; 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 working on Arabic [[IDN]]s and is the operator for [[مصر.]], which is the IDN ccTLD for Egypt. It does not operate the traditional [[.eg]] [[ccTLD]]. 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>
  
 
==Events==
 
==Events==

Revision as of 02:23, 17 November 2011

NTRALogo.gif
Industry: Telecommunications
Founded: 2003
Ownership: Government
Headquarters: Smart Village, Km 28

Egypt-Alexandria Desert Road
Building 4

Country: Egypt
Products: Mobile and Landline Services

Broadband, WiFi

Email: Info[at]tra.gov.eg
Website: TRA, NTRA
Key People
Dr. Amr Badawi, Executive President

Manal Ismail, Director of International Technical Coordination Dept.
Christine Arida, Director of Telecom Planning and Services
Eng Rasha Sabry, Alex Office Branch Manager

NTRA is the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt. It provides telecommunication and Internet services to its users.[1] It has been governing the Internet affairs of Egypt since 2006.[2] The company is working actively to increase the number of high speed Internet users in Egypt.[3] It claims to have 9,652,171 subscribers as of September, 2011.[4] To promote the use of landlines in Egypt, NTRA banned international calls made via Skype in 2010.[5][6]

NTRA is working on Arabic IDNs and is the operator for مصر., which is the IDN ccTLD for Egypt. It does not operate the traditional .eg ccTLD. It is affiliated with ICANN, IGF, IANA, ISOC and afriNIC.[7]

Events[edit | edit source]

NTRA hosted ICANN33 in Cairo from 2 to 7 November 2008 and ICANN regional meeting from 1 to 3 April 2008.[8][9] It organized an IDN workshop in 2006.[10] The company arranges ICT related seminars, conferences and meetings throughout the year. A complete list of International events by NTRA can be found here.

External Links[edit | edit source]

  • NTRA subscribers list.

References[edit | edit source]