5/24/2019 CLFR - Egypt | Global Network Initiative Article 67 of the Telecommunications Regulation Law (No. 10 of 2003) provides that all telecommunications THE GNI PRINCIPLES ISSUES MEDIA providersABOUT (including Vodafone) are subject to the direct control of the competent government authority, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (the NTRA) in circumstances relating to national security CONTACT and other major incidents such as natural and environmental disasters or during the declaration of general mobilisation in accordance with the General Mobilisation Law (No. 87 of 1960). In such circumstances, the NTRA, in coordination with the armed forces and the competent authorities, can oblige all telecommunications providers to execute its pre-emptive plan designed for ensuring defence and national security. What constitutes national security is determined by the government. Such control can extend to shutting down a provider’s entire network or part of their services. The NTRA has the power to suspend a telecoms provider’s licence if it does not comply with its directions in such circumstances. Telecoms providers have the right to be compensated for damages they suffer as a result of carrying out the plan under Article 68. BLOCKING OF URLS & IP ADDRESSES THE CRIMINAL CODE The Criminal Code contains a number of provisions regarding the dissemination of blasphemous or defamatory material, and may be used to legally require any telecoms provider (including Vodafone) to remove such material insofar as possible. POWER TO TAKE CONTROL OF VODAFONE’S NETWORK TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION LAW (NO. 10 OF 2003) Please refer to ‘Shut-down of network and services’ above. It is feasible that this legal power could be used by a competent state authority to take control of a network (such as Vodafone’s). OVERSIGHT OF THE USE OF POWERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION LAW NO. 10 OF 2003 Under Article 69, employees assigned by NTRA, the armed forces and national security entities may, upon a resolution by the Minister of Justice in coordination with the minister concerned, be considered judicial officers regarding crimes committed in violation of the Telecommunications Regulation Law (No. 10 of 2003) as related to their positions’ scope of work. Otherwise there is no judicial oversight of the NTRA’s use of its powers. This information was originally published in the Legal Annexe to the Vodafone Group Law Enforcement Disclosure Report in June of 2014, which was updated in May of 2017. https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/clfr-egypt/ 3/5