Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law – February 2003
Part 7 - Penalties
Article 70- The Stated Crimes and the Penal Code
Without prejudice to other more severe penalties prescribed in the Penal Code or any
other law, crimes stated in the following articles shall be liable to the penalties prescribed
therein.
Article 71 - Deliberate Damage Penalties
Whoever premeditatedly demolishes any part of the Telecommunication Networks,
Infrastructure, buildings, constructions or any of the telecommunication lines, or make it
wholly or partially unusable in any way that results in disconnection of
telecommunication, even if temporarily, shall be liable to prison confinement and to a
fine of not less than fifty thousand pounds and not exceeding one hundred thousand
pounds.
If any of the deeds referred to in the previous clause occurs as a result of negligence or
inadvertence, the penalty shall be confinement to prison for a period not exceeding six
months and a fine of not less than five hundred pounds and not exceeding one thousand
pounds, or either penalty.
In all cases, the court shall, automatically pass a ruling obliging the perpetrator to pay the
value of whatsoever has been demolished or damaged or the costs of restoration, without
prejudice to the right of indemnity.
Article 72 - Unlicensed Telecommunication Services Penalties
Whoever carries out any of the following acts without obtaining a license from the NTRA
according to the provisions of this law shall be liable to prison for a period of not less
than six months and not exceeding five years and a fine of not less than fifty thousand
pounds and not exceeding five hundred thousand pounds, or either penalty:
1.
Establishing or operating Telecommunication Networks.
2.
Establishing Telecommunication Networks Infrastructure.
3.
Providing Telecommunication Services.
4.
By-passing international telephone calls by any means whatsoever.
A ruling shall be issued confiscating all equipment, sets and connections used in
perpetrating such crimes. A ruling shall also be passed obliging the convict to pay
suitable compensation in the case prescribed in item 4 of this article.
National Telecom. Reg.Authority
28