Monday 11/November/2024 – 02:02 PM
Mohamed Talaat, division head, said Mobile At the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, the companies that manufacture mobile phones in Egypt have filed complaints about the presence of devices entering the country unofficially.
He added, during television statements, that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has begun to take the necessary measures, and that what was raised about the cessation of the work of these devices that were imported from abroad and no fees were paid to bring them into Egypt starting from 2025 is true, stressing that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has been contacted to hold a meeting. .
“Talaat” explained that citizens who own these devices will be obligated to pay fees, and at the same time he said that all these issues are premature and a meeting will be held with the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority regarding the decision, and the date of the meeting between the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and the Mobile Importers and Merchants Division has not been set. yet.
Stopping the operation of unregistered mobile phones in Egypt
This comes as confirmation to Cairo 24, which published that a wave of decline has hit the mobile phone market over the past few days, especially iPhone prices, unusually for this category of phones, weeks after the company launched its new phone, the iPhone 16, after circulating news. The issuance of a new decision by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
Mobile phone dealers, speaking to Cairo 24, indicated that the market is witnessing a state of anticipation for a new decision from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority that may lead to a change in the course of the mobile phone market.
They explained that news had spread increasingly during this period about the imminent issuance of a decision by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority not to allow the use of networks for devices that do not carry an Egyptian warranty and whose IMEI numbers are not registered in Egypt, and carry only an international warranty.
