Privacy security

Concern as Defence Ministry sets sights on telecoms controls

The Ministry of Defence is looking to marginalise Egypt's telecommunication companies to expand its control over the industry's infrastructure, according to a report published this week in Al-Borsa newspaper.
The Ministries of Defence, Communications, Finance, Electricity, and Transportation are working on finalising plans for a new EGP 3.8bn entity that will develop the national telecommunications infrastructure. It is expected the plans will give the military a 60% stake in the organisation.