Interruption of landline services due to cables changes: TE

After several suspensions of landline services, Egypt Telecom media office spokesperson Mohamed Azab told Daily News Egypt there is nationwide replacement of fibre cables to copper ones, as part of a technical upgrade to provide faster internet connections.

There was a wave of recent outrage from residents of the Hadayek Maadi neighbourhood due to the interruption of landline services over several months. It is a crowded area which houses a number of shops and small companies.

Azab promised that the service will return on Wednesday. “There was some trouble in the cabins [connection hubs in each building],” said Azab.

“I sent many complaints and got no replies,” shouted Hanan Mohamed, a 40 year-old woman living in Hadayek Maadi.