Algeria and Morocco announced the results of beauty contests to award 5G licences, with the winners being the existing mobile operators. Egypt announced the launch of 5G services.
The Moroccan regulator, ANRT, approved joint ventures between Maroc Telecom and Inwi to create a towerco and a fiberco but with conditions imposed to protect competition. In Qatar, the telecoms regulator created a single set of rules for mobile site approvals and permissions.
Tunisia cut interconnection rates for fixed and mobile services, including for SMS termination. In Türkiye, the regulator approved amendments to some fixed broadband reference offers, increasing wholesale charges for download speeds of up to 200 Mbps, while cutting prices for higher speeds.
Oman updated the rules for approving retail tariffs and set out standards for retail tariff contracts and their advertisement.
The Egyptian regulator forced operators to compensate consumers with free data allowances for a major service outage due to a fire in the Ramses switch office.
Cullen International’s MENA Telecoms Update details the most significant regulatory developments taking place in the region between 30 April and 11 August 2025.
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