1. Communication laws and regulations ELC 409
Dr. Kamel A. M. Soliman

2. Canadian International College - CIC
DR. Kamel A. M. Soliman
Canadian International College - CIC 2

3. Communication laws and regulations
ELC 409 
Name :
Communication laws and regulations
 Code
: ELC 409
 Lecture : 2 hours
 Tutorial : 2 hours 3

4. Recommended Textbooks
 Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law
Law No. 10 of 2003
 -ميظنت-نوناق-رادصاب-2003-ةنسل-10-مقر-نوناق-داوم-و- صوصن
يرصملا-تلااصتلاا
You don’t have to buy these books. But I
recommend buying them if you have the
opportunity! 4

5. Allocation of Marks Mark Assessment Expected workload:
10% Quizzes (2Quizes)
20% Mid Term Exam
10 % Assignments
60%
Final Exam
100 % Total
5 % Attendance (Bounce)
Expected workload:
On average students need to spend 2 hours of study and preparation
for each 50-minute lecture/tutorial.
Attendance policy:
Absence from lectures and/or tutorials shall not exceed 25%.
Students
who
exceed
the
25%
limit
without a
medical or
emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by
the Dean shall
not be allowed to take the final examination and
shall receive a
mark of zero for the course. 5

6. Assessment Breakdown  Assignment : (10%)  1 Case study :  Report
 Presentation
 Etc
 Quizzes
(10%)
 Best 2 of all
 Midterm Exam
 Midterm Exam
(20%) 6

7. Ground Rules in my class !!!
 100% attendance is compulsory.
 No late comers are allowed to enter my class/lab after
15 minutes.
 Proper attire throughout lecture/lab session.
 NO make up quiz & test.
 Quizzes can either be pop-quiz or informed earlier.
 Presence is allowed in the lecture without Notebook. 7

8. Grading  There will be one Midterm and one Final exam
 There will be at least two Quizes
 There will be Assignments
 Attendance is important! 8

9. Contents Chapter 1: General Provisions
Chapter 2: The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Chapter 3: Licenses and Permits
3.1 Licenses
3.2 Permits
Chapter 4: Frequency Spectrum Management and Usage
Licensing
Chapter 5: Egyptian Company for Telecommunication
(Telecom Egypt)
Chapter 6: National security and General Mobilization
Chapter 7: Penalties
Chapter 8: Final provisions 9

10. Chapter 1
General
Provisions 10

11. Article 1: Terms The Authority (the NTRA)1.
The Authority (the NTRA)
The National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority. 2.
The Minister Concerned
The Minister in charge of telecommunication matters. 3.
Telecommunication
Any mean for transmitting or receiving signs, signals,
messages, texts, images or sounds of whatsoever nature
whether through wired or wireless communication. 4.
Telecommunication Service
Providing or operating telecommunication through
whatsoever mean. 11

12. Article 1: Terms 5. Telecommunication Network
The system or the group of integrated systems for
telecommunication including any needed infrastructure. 6.
The User
Any individual or juristic person who uses or
benefits from Telecommunication
Services. 7.
Telecommunication Service Provider
Any individual or juristic person authorized by
the
NTRA to provide one or more of the
Telecommunication Services. 8.
The Operator
Any individual or juristic person authorized by
the
NTRA to construct and operate a
Telecommunication Network. 12

13. Article 1: Terms 9. Equipment Any instrument, machine or device used
prepared to be
used in
Telecommunication Services.
10. Telecommunication Terminal Equipment
Telecommunication Equipment used by a User to
connect with a Public or Private
Telecommunication
Network.
11. Infrastructure
All
that is
used or
prepared to be
used in
telecommunication,
including
buildings, lands,
structures,
machines, equipment,
cables,
towers,
poles, communication lines, systems and software. 13