Telecom Egypt S Regulatory News (TEEG)

22 Jun 2006 11:00

Telecom Egypt S.A.E22 June 2006 Telecom Egypt 2005 Annual Report Cairo, 22nd June, 2006: Telecom Egypt (TE) (Ticker: ETEL.CA; TEEG.LN), has todaypublished its 2005 Annual Report. To view the annual report please use the following link http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0004f_-2006-6-22.pdf orvisit www.telecomegypt.com.eg - Ends - For further information: Investor Relations Contacts Tarek Tantawy, CFA General Manager - Investor Relations, Investment & Financial PlanningTelephone: +202 5788826Fax: +202 5789314 Eman Anis Assistant Manager - Investor Relations Telephone: +202 5788787Fax: +202 5789314 E-mail: investor.relations@telecomegypt.com.eg Notes to Editors: Telecom Egypt (TE), Egypt's incumbent telecommunications operator, started itsoperations in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt. Then it wascorporatized in 1998 to replace the former Arab Republic of Egypt NationalTelecommunication Organization (ARENTO). The Company is the largest provider offixed-line services in the Middle East and Africa with more than 10.49 millionsubscribers as at 31 March 2006 representing a teledensity of 14.7 percent. TE provides retail telecommunication services including access, local, longdistance and international voice, Internet and data, and other services. Thecompany also provides wholesale services including bandwidth capacity leasing toISPs, and national and international interconnection services. Telecom Egypt'sservices also include the provision of narrowband and broadband internet accessthrough its subsidiary TE Data. TE Data has current operations in Egypt, Jordan,and Dubai and has ambitious plans in other parts of the MENA region. Telecom Egypt's shares and GDRs (Ticker: ETEL.CA; TEEG.LN) are traded on theCairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges and the London Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange