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Photo used for illustrative purpose. An Egyptian girl films with her mobile phone during a pro-democracy rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo March 4, 2011.
CAIRO- Orange Egypt
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is set to receive the wireless frequency it needs to deliver 4G mobile services on Thursday, the company said.
The subsidiary of French telecoms group Orange
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has so far invested 8.6 billion Egyptian pounds ($487.53 million) to develop the service and has taken a 750 million euro loan from its parent company to cover the costs, it said in a statement. ($1 = 17.6400 Egyptian pounds) ($1 = 0.8530 euros)
(Reporting by Ehab Farouk; Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Louise Heavens) ((eric.knecht@thomsonreuters.com; +20 2 2394 8102; Reuters Messaging: eric.knecht.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
The subsidiary of French telecoms group Orange
(Reporting by Ehab Farouk; Writing by Eric Knecht; Editing by Louise Heavens) ((eric.knecht@thomsonreuters.com; +20 2 2394 8102; Reuters Messaging: eric.knecht.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
