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Quran verses ringtones in Egypt
Image via Wikipedia While more and more people in Egypt use verses from the Quran as cell phone ringtones, the country’s highest religious legal authority says the practice is inappropriate. Web sites and television channels in Egypt advertise the verses for download, according to wire reports. But Mufti Ali Gomaa said using the verses as ringtones... »
Egypt mobile phone subscribers top 51 million
Egyptian mobile phone subscriber growth continued unabated in August, with 1.4 million new accounts added, to bring the total number to 51.477 million. More than a million accounts have been created every month since late last year. A year ago, there were 37.626 million subscribers, the government-run Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre said... »
Vodafone Egypt expects 160,000 broadband users
Vodafone Egypt expects to add 100,000 mobile broadband customers in 2009, taking its total broadband client base to 160,000. Officials said the firm had 60,000 mobile broadband users at the end of 2008. Analysts number broadband users at around 1 million, suggesting Vodafone Egypt had 10 percent or more of the market. The broadband number... »
