Egypt’s Telecom Regulator expands roadway cell phone coverage

The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has started implementing an urgent plan to expand cell phone coverage on five main roads.

NTRA will launch a limited tender for companies licensed to establish and operate mobile phone base stations at a cost of EGP 324m. The service will start operating by 2022. The authority will finance the project through the Universal Service Fund (USF).

USF is a fund concerned with financing the projects of the national communications and information technology plans and the infrastructure projects necessary to provide basic telecommunications services.