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MNOs have been making repeated requests to the NTRA, but sources say they are still waiting to hear back on NTRA\u2019s proposed tender for a \u201climited set of bands\u201d of additional 4G frequencies. Former ICT Minister Yasser El Kady <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2018\/06\/03\/te-to-set-up-shop-abroad-by-years-end\/\">had promised in June<\/a> that MNOs would receive additional frequencies by August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile network operators sent another request to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to make additional frequencies available for the current fiscal year, sources tell Amwal Al Ghad. 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