Egypt Telecommunication Regulation Law – February 2003
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.
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.
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