Egypt’s regulator refers mobile operators to prosecutor’s office

CAIRO: Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority has referred the country’s four mobile operators to the public prosecutor’s office and approved urgent measures to protect consumers’ identity, it said on Monday.

The referral of Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt, e& Egypt (formerly ‌Etisalat Misr) ⁠and WE (Telecom ⁠Egypt) followed the inspection of complaints received over the last two days, involving lines registered in users’ names without their knowledge, the regulator said in a statement. It said evidence and documents had been compiled for legal action.