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| | logo = NTRALogo.gif | | | logo = NTRALogo.gif |
| | type = | | | type = |
− | | industry = | + | | industry = Telecommunications |
− | | founded = | + | | founded = 2003 |
| | founders = | | | founders = |
− | | ownership = | + | | 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> |
| + | [[Christine Arida]], Director of Telecom Planning and Services<br> |
| + | [[Eng Rasha Sabry]], Alex Office Branch Manager |
| }} | | }} |
− | [[Image:UnderConstruction.png]] | + | '''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> |
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| + | 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> |
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| + | 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> |
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| + | ==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> |
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| + | ==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]. |
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| + | ==External Links== |
| + | * NTRA subscribers [http://ntra.gov.eg/english/DPages_DPagesDetails.asp?ID=352 list]. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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