NTRA National Telecom Regulatory Authority NTRA Telecom Market in Egypt

Outline NTRA’s mandate and scope of work Market Overview  Fixed  Mobile  Internet Recent Developments

Mission Statement The ideal commanding the activities of NTRA is for it to become an active pace maker within the telecom sector, building capacity and reputation which allows it to be an independent and prudent arbiter among the different stakeholders in the sector;  The industry, the state and the consumer. “To encourage national and international investments…within free competition rules is, by law, by outlook, and by aptitude, the core mission of NTRA” Dr. Amr Badawi NTRA Executive President

Telecommunications Law no. 10 of year 2003 Basis of Operation:  Transparency;  Open competition;  Universal Service;  Protection of users' rights. Dispute Resolution Committee: Handles settlement of disputes arising between Licensees. Mandate & Scope

Frequency Spectrum Sector Economic and Regulatory Affairs Sector Monitoring and Operation Sector Policies, Research and Development Sector Consumer Issues and Market Surveying Sector

Market Overview

Fixed Market Figures and Indicators Fixed telephone penetration is 13.3% Fixed capacity is millions lines. Fixed Telephone Subscribers – 10.4 millions (April 2010) Fixed revenue was 9.9 billions EGP while net profits for 2009 was 3 billions EGP with 10% growth over Telecom Egypt is the incumbent with 20% floating in the stock market.

Fixed Market Fixed Market Revenue VS Profit

Mobile Market Three Market Players: MobiNil – started operations in May st Q 2010 – Subscribers 26.1mn Vodafone – started operations in Nov st Q Subscribers 25.5mn Etisalaat – started operations in May st Q Subscribers 12.7mn

Mobile Market Figures and Indicators Mobile penetration is 73% Mobile Revenues in 2009 reached around 26 Billions EGP Mobile Subs expected to reach 110 millions (2013) with 128% penetration. Mobile Subs growth – 45% in 2009, 40% in 2008 and 70% in 2007 Mobile Internet users exceeded 5 millions Mobile broadband subscribers reached 550,000 users

Mobile Market Mobile Subscribers Growth

Mobile Market Mobile Revenues Growth

Internet Market Figures and Indicators Internet penetration is 20.8% (1 st Q 2010) There are 211 Registered ISPs Internet users are expected to exceed 40 millions by 2013 Broadband subscribers are expected to exceed 2.5 millions by 2013 Internet International Bandwidth is 48 GBH Mobile broadband subscribers has reached 550,000 subscribers

Internet Market Internet Users Growth

Internet Market ADSL Penetration Rate in 2009ADSL Subscribers Growth

Recent Developments Arabic Domain Name Registration License (.Masr) Telecom Networks in Closed Compounds License License for Telecom Towers Operators National Broadband Strategy

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