Mobile telecommunications service providers'revenue is likely to increase in、 local-currency terms in 2015，reflecting the higher overall rates of economic activity and the nascent recovery in tourism．However,taking into account the
Egyptian pound's devaluation，The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts a decline in US dollar terms to US$3．2bn，compared with an estimated
US$3．4bn in 2014． In September 2024 the government approved plans lbr the issue of unified mobile and landline licences，paving the way for the majority state-owned
Telecom Egypt fiE)to become the fourth mobile operato‘subject to payment of a E￡2．5bn(US$335m)fee and the divestment of its 45％stake in Vodafone
Egypt by December 2015． The activation of TE's unified licence has been delayed owing to regulatory complications．An important hurdle was deared at the end of 2014 when the
National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority(NTRA)announced a unified price for the network services to be purchased by 1E fmm the other operators．ms will be done by region，with Vodafone offering its services in
Alexandria and the Delta，Mobinil in Cairo。and Etisalat in the remaining govemorates．

Telecommunications report 2

Mobile 2

Fixed 3

Internet 5

Industry publishing schedule 7

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