Broadband internet in Egypt

[DigitalSoldier]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_internet_in_Egypt

The Minister of the Egyptian Telecommunications, Tarek Kamel, said in the July 2007 news that the ADSL would be turned from Unlimited to Limited with a Quota at a starting price of 45 LE(64 Rand) (Egyptian pounds) for the 256k/64k and a 2GB limit for the download and so on. However, almost all the ADSL users, especially the students and users of unlimited ADSL, refused the offer. Most users had come to the conclusion that, if this plan were to be imposed, they would cancel their subscriptions because they wanted the internet to be unlimited as is.

The plan was to start the limited ADSL Packages on the 1st of September 2007. It turned out that Dr. Tarek Kamel was to aim specific offerings at different price ranges for different individuals unable to subscribe to an unlimited package. As such, the unlimited packages remained as is, and available through all major ISPs with no changes in price, while the limited ADSL price ranges are now offered at a discounted price.

We should have done the same before November 2005 when Telkom started hard capping.

In April 2008, ADSL2+ was introduced in Egypt at speeds up to 24mbit. Now most ISPs have capped all the unlimited ADSL offerings to a quota of between 100GB and 150GB per month, calling it a Fair usage policy. All speeds from 256k/64k up to 24mbit are capped to up to 150GB per month.

 

[bwana]

I dont recall us ever having unlimited access like the Egyptians but then I've only had broadband since . . . <looks up at join date> . . . Feb 2005.

Or a viable alternative to switch to at the time.

 

[Nerfherder]

My Dad had unlimited ADSL when he was in Cairo... I think it cost him about R300-R500 can't remember.

only problem was they only had one line out of the country, so once a ship pulled out the cable and they had no internet for a week !

 

[DigitalSoldier]

I dont recall us ever having unlimited access like the Egyptians but then I've only had broadband since . . . <looks up at join date> . . . Feb 2005.

Or a viable alternative to switch to at the time.

We did however had 30gb accounts ranging in price from R199 to R500 we also had completely uncapped local accounts.

Johannesburg, 11 November 2005] - The country's fixed telecommunications service provider has again crossed swords with an Internet service provider (ISP) over its introduction of a hard cap for ADSL services and usage-based billing.

Telkom has denied claims by MyADSL that its new usage-based billing for ADSL services will mean that South African subscribers can now expect to pay up to 1 000% more than international subscribers for similar 30GB ADSL accounts.

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The telecommunications group says, in fact, that the new system, introduced from 1 November, will enable ISPs to reduce the cost of providing ADSL services by up to 50%.

“This new billing system will see a huge cost reduction for ISPs if they take advantage of the system. ISPs will be able to control the billing of their customers as they can now charge the customer for every gigabyte used,” says Lulu Letlape, Telkom group executive of corporate communication.

It argues that Telkom's recent decision to introduce hard capping locally further cripples the service and hampers local IT growth. MyADSL adds that the only way to ensure this situation is remedied is for Telkom to implement “dramatic price reductions, coupled with improvements in the service levels of their ADSL offerings”.

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2005/0511111043.asp?S=Telecoms&A=TEL&O=FRGN

 

[DragonLogos]

@Digital - many talk the talk (I'm not having a go at you BTW) but sadly very few really get of their butt and do something, which is why Tel_con has had such great success in getting their own way - you have to laugh at all the people that moan and carry on about ICASA but have never really done anything - maybe some think that one avert in the paper will change everything, well here's a news flash from Thomas Jefferson, The price of freedom is eternal vigilanace - here's another one from Edmund Burke, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - now their are people that do work hard at doing stuff here, so maybe it be like if you have scored runs or taken wickets then they can have a say - but as soon as people take the foot off the gas and stop making a noise, they will get what they deserve, a few crumbs

 

[moosag]

Unfortunately there is too much politics and shrude business dealings in our Telecoms environment. Until the status quo changes, nothing will happen.

 

[boramk]

in 2005, Egypt was lagging behind us..

 

[kilos]

So SA is laggin behind Morocco (good DSL pricing possibly due to close proximity to Europe) & Egypt (excuse for being better than SA - )