License and Establishment
In March 1998, the Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunications announced that MisrFone Group (of which Vodafone owned a 30% share) was awarded the second license for GSM operations in Egypt (under the brand name of Click GSM). This decision was part of the move to privatize and liberalize the Egyptian market at the time. The first license was given to the national incumbent which had launched the first mobile service in 1996 (the company is now Mobinil). In 2007, the telecommunications market in Egypt grew further and became more competitive when the third entrant to the market, Etisalat Misr, was awarded the third license for GSM operations.
In January 2007, Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Agency (NTRA) awarded Vodafone Egypt a 15-year 3G licence.
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