Value Added Services (VAS) And Licenses: Egyptian Regulations

The VAS services are services that are based on the content or format of the information that has changed in the content or body of the information it adds value to or provides integration between it and other services from Operational and/or administrative aspects, or those services that involve user interaction with stored information data.

The Egyptian market has witnessed a tremendous growth in the subscriber base in recent years. With a transformation of a mobile phone from a simple communication tool into an extremely powerful information and entertainment tool, mobile operators around the world are now turning from voice services to value added and data services, and Egypt is no exception. Where the value added services subscriber base in Egypt was expected to increase at an annual growth of 8.46% reaching 93.5%. As mentioned in the studies made for determining the VAS presentation, Egypt had a VAS presentation of 77% and was likely to increase reaching 92% in