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Internet service providers are only willing to partially foot the bill for the 14% value-added tax on their services if Telecom Egypt (TE) agrees to lower its infrastructure rent fees, an unnamed company executive tells Al Mal<\/a>. Infrastructure rent fees account for 80% of customer's\u2019 monthly internet bills, he explained. We had noted<\/a> before that data packages are set to cost more in September, when the VAT costs get passed on to the consumer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Internet service providers are only willing to partially foot the bill for the 14% value-added tax on their services if Telecom Egypt (TE) agrees to lower its infrastructure rent fees, an unnamed company executive tells Al Mal. Infrastructure rent fees account for 80% of customer's\u2019 monthly internet bills, he explained. 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