Some Chinese mobile phone service to be cut 15 January

-
Egypt will cut some mobile services on 15 January for subscribers using
Chinese mobile phones, as earlier directed by the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA).The cuts affect mobile phones that don’t comply with technical standards, which harms mobile phone companies.NTRA said on its †††site that about 509 Chinese brands in Egypt that comply with standards will not be cut.The authority called on mobile phone companies to send †††† messages to subscribers using such phones to inform them of date their service will be cut if they don’t change their phones.An official source told Al-Ahram newspaper that cutting the service will take up to two months. He also warned citizens of buying any other devices that don’t comply with the standards.The NTRA †††site has a list of all devices that can be used, the source said
NTRA had earlier warned citizens about buying mobile phones that don’t comply with the standards, the source said.Companes that manufacture mobile phones should give different serial numbers to each phone. But phones of unknown origin entered the market with low prices and did not comply with standards, the source said.

المشاركات الشائعة من هذه المدونة

Tantawi meets with Palestinian President

-
صورة
  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas By DENDRAWI EL HAWARY - Translated by HEBA HABIB Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation visiting Egypt Saturday. Abbas thanked the council, the government, and the Egyptian people for their efforts in the prisoner exchange, their ongoing support for the Palestinian people and, their promotion of reconciliation among Palestinian factions. The meeting discussed the regional events and their impact on the peace process, and Palestinian efforts in the international arena towards realizing the legitimate rights through the General Assembly of the United Nations. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant General Sami Anan, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr, intelligence ...
قراءة المزيد

Egypt economy recovering, wants Europe debt relief

-
Industry says opening of banks boosted economy * IMF says recovery depends on tourism rebound By Tom Pfeiffer CAIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Egypt would like European Union states to cancel its debts to them but has not made a formal request, the EU's local delegation said, as Egypt's economy showed signs of recovery from weeks of political turmoil. The government has slashed its growth forecast after 18 days of street protests across the country unseated President Hosni Mubarak, scaring off tourists, hitting inward investment and sparking a wave of strikes in banks, industry and government. The economy was worth an estimated $217 billion last year and it relies heavily on foreign investment, tourism and fees from the Suez Canal. A government statistics agency estimates the uprising cost the economy at least $1.7 billion. A spokeswoman for the European Union delegation in Cairo said European Union Ambassador Marco Franco met Finan...
قراءة المزيد