Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat request Egypt 4G licenses: regulator

By Ehab Farouk CAIRO (Reuters) - Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat have requested fourth-generation mobile phone service licenses in Egypt, an official at the telecom regulator said on Saturday. Egypt is selling four 4G licenses as part of a long-awaited plan to reform the telecoms sector and raise money for stretched government finances. The country's three existing mobile phone operators - Orange, Vodafone and Etisalat - initially all turned down the 4G licenses saying the amount of spectrum on offe