Egypt’s NTRA signs MoU with US Federal Communications Commission

Egypt’s NTRA signs MoU with US Federal Communications Commission

Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, has witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The MoU had a number of frameworks and mechanisms for joint cooperation in the areas of managing frequency spectrum and maximizing its revenues, disseminating and making available telecommunications services in remote areas, and educating and protecting telecommunications users and securing networks, in addition to many areas, especially with regard to building technological capabilities.

The signing of the deal came within the activities of the first day of the Global Conference for Regulators (GSR-23), which is being held under the auspices of the President of the Republic and hosted by Egypt from 5 to 8 June in Sharm El-Sheikh, with the participation of 700 telecom regulators, policy makers and industry representatives from more than 100 countries.

It also comes within the framework of enhancing cooperation between Egypt and the United States of America in the field of telecommunications regulation and market governance.

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Engineer Hossam El-Gamal, CEO of the NTRA, and Rosen Russell, President of the US Federal Communications Commission.

The Minister of Communications held a meeting with Rosen