National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt
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]
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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 working on Arabic IDNs and is the operator for مصر.[7] It is affiliated with ICANN, IGF, IANA, ISOC and afriNIC.
Events
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
- NTRA subscribers list.