Four mobile operators in Egypt referred to prosecution over illegal SIM cards

The spokesperson for the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Mohamed Ibrahim, announced on Wednesday that the agency referred all four mobile operators in Egypt to the Public Prosecution over violations related to registering SIM cards under users’ names without their knowledge. Ibrahim added in a

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The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has referred Egypt’s four mobile network operators to the Public Prosecution for investigation over the registration of mobile lines using citizens’ personal data without their knowledge or possession, the regulator announced. The referral follows the NTRA’s e