{"id":625621,"date":"2018-08-09T03:49:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T03:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/09\/orange-egypts-new-mobile-phone-line-sales-drop-30\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T03:49:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T03:49:00","slug":"orange-egypts-new-mobile-phone-line-sales-drop-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/09\/orange-egypts-new-mobile-phone-line-sales-drop-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Egypt\u2019s new mobile phone line sales drop 30%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orange Egypt\u2019s sales of new mobile phone lines have dropped 30% after the the government\u2019s decision to hike regulatory fees for new lines to EGP 70 from EGP 20 in June, CEO Yasser Shaker <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahrirnews.com\/posts\/904821\/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A\">tells Tahrir News<\/a><\/u>. Industry insiders had previously claimed that <u><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/07\/03\/mnos-brace-for-slump-in-sale-of-new-lines-after-increase-in-regulatory-fees\/\">the fee hike would result in EGP 2 bn in losses<\/a><\/u> to the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange Egypt\u2019s sales of new mobile phone lines have dropped 30% after the the government\u2019s decision to hike regulatory fees for new lines to EGP 70 from EGP 20 in June, CEO Yasser Shaker tells Tahrir News. 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