CAIRO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's telecoms regulator will
have to approve a sale by Vodafone of its 55% stake in
its local operations to Saudi Telecom Co (STC), it
said on Thursday.
Both firms on Wednesday announced a non-binding deal
proposal, valuing Vodafone Egypt at $4.4 billion.
Once finalised, the regulator would have to approve it, the
body said in a statement.
With 44 million subscribers and a 40% market share, Vodafone
Egypt is the country's biggest mobile operator. The remaining
45% stake is held by majority state-owned Telecom Egypt
.
(Reporting by Ehab Farouk and Ulf Laessing; editing by David
Evans)