Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law – February 2003 1. Annunciation, publishing or recording the content Telecommunication message or part of it without any legal basis. of any 2. Hiding, changing, obstructing or altering any or part of Telecommunication message that he might have received. 3. Refraining from sending any Telecommunication message after being assigned to dispatch it. 4. Divulging without due right any information concerning Telecommunication Networks Users or their incoming or outgoing communication. Article 74 Waivers Penalties Whoever waives his Radio Frequency Usage license before obtaining the NTRA approval shall be liable to a penalty of confinement to prison for a period of not less than three months and a fine of not less than twenty thousand pounds and not exceeding one hundred thousand pounds, or either penalty. In addition such license shall be revoked. Article 75 - Industrial Secrets Penalties Whoever divulges, publishes or spreads any information obtained by virtue or because of his position about an entity working in the telecommunication field, shall be liable to a penalty of confinement to prison and a fine not less than twenty thousand Pounds and not exceeding one hundred thousand pounds or either penalty, in case such acts result in unfair competition between the entities working in this field. Article 76 - Telecommunication Misusage Penalties Without prejudice to the right for suitable indemnity, a penalty of confinement to prison and a fine not less than five hundred pounds and not exceeding twenty thousand pounds or either penalty shall be inflicted on whoever: 1. Uses or assists in using illegitimate means to conduct telecommunication correspondence. 2. Premeditatedly disturbs or harasses Telecommunication Equipment. a third party by misusing Article 77- Penalties for Unlicensed Obtainment of Telecommunication Equipment Subject to the provision of the last clause in article (48) of this law, a penalty of confinement to prison for a period of not less than one year and a fine of not less than twenty thousand pounds and not exceeding fifty thousand pounds or either penalty shall be inflicted on whoever carries out any of the following deeds without obtaining a permit therefor from the competent authorities: 1. Importing or manufacturing any of the Telecommunication Equipment for the purpose of marketing in the country. National Telecom. Reg.Authority 27