Difference between revisions of "NTRA"
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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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | '''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 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 landline 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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| + | Further NTRA is working for Arabic [[TLD]]s and is the operator for [[???.]]<ref>[http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/status-report-on-the-dns-in-egypt/ ICANN Blog]</ref> It is affiliated with [[ICANN]], [[IGF]], [[IANA]], [[ISOC]] and [[afriNIC]]. | ||
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| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | NTRA hosted [[ICANN33]] in Cairo from 2 to 7 November 2008 and [[ICANN]] regional meeting from 1 to 3 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]. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * NTRA subscribers [http://ntra.gov.eg/english/DPages_DPagesDetails.asp?ID=352 list]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 22 September 2011
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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 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 landline in Egypt NTRA banned international calls made via Skype in 2010.[5][6]
Further NTRA is working for Arabic TLDs and is the operator for ???.[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.