Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law – February 2003 2. Possessing, installing, or operating any radio Telecommunication Set. This penalty shall not apply in the case of radio sets for which the NTRA issues a General License permitting the use, assembly, or operation of such sets, subject to the provisions of article (44) of this law. The penalty shall be multiplied in its lowest or highest limits in case of recurrence. The penalty shall be confinement to jail if the importing, manufacturing, or possession without permit occurs with the aim of disturbing National Security. In all cases, the court shall pass a ruling confiscating the equipment and sets subject of the crime. Article 78 - Telecommunication Interference Penalties A penalty of confinement to prison for a period not exceeding six months and a fine of not less twenty thousand pounds and not exceeding fifty thousand pounds or either penalty shall be inflicted on whoever, without due right, premeditatedly intercepts or causes interference to radio waves assigned to third parties. The court shall in addition pass a ruling confiscating the equipment and sets used in perpetrating the crime. Article 79 - Penalties for Violations of Article (42) A penalty of confinement to prison and a fine of not less than twenty thousand pounds and not exceeding fifty thousand pounds or either penalty shall be inflicted on whoever infringes the provisions of article (42) of this law. The court may, in addition, pass a ruling ordering the removal of the works executed without authorization and which resulted in damages to the paths of the Telecommunication networks. Infringement shall be removed by the violator within the period determined therefor by the administration concerned. In case of negligence or inactiveness the administration concerned or whoever it assigns, shall accomplish such removal, and in all cases it shall take place at the expense of the violator. Article 80 - Penalties for Violations of Articles (30) and (39) A penalty of confinement to prison for a period not exceeding three months and a fine of not less than five thousand pounds and not exceeding twenty thousand pounds or either penalty shall be inflicted on whoever violates the provisions of Articles (30) and (39) of this law. Article 81 - Penalties for Violations of Article (65) A penalty of confinement to prison and a fine of not less than ten thousand pounds and not exceeding one hundred thousand pounds shall be inflicted on whoever violates any of the provisions of article (64) of this law. The court shall, in addition, pass a ruling temporarily suspending the license pending provision, by the violator, of the equipment, systems, and Telecommunication software and programs referred to in that article. National Telecom. Reg.Authority 28