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NTRA hosted [[ | 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> | ||
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]. | 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]. | ||
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| Industry: | Telecommunications |
| Founded: | 2003 |
| Ownership: | Government |
| Headquarters: | Smart Village, Km 28 Egypt-Alexandria Desert Road |
| 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. | |
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 ICANN 33 in Cairo in November, 2008, and an ICANN regional meeting in 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.