This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.
Egypt's TE Data vows continued internet service during upcoming demos Country's largest internet provider promises to maintain service during planned protests demanding president's ouster
TE Data, Egypt's largest internet provider, has reassured subscribers that its online service would be maintained during expected mass protests on 30 June, Al-Ahram's Arabic-language news website reported on Wednesday. According to Al-Ahram, TE Data will be ready with an emergency plan to avoid internet cuts during several days of anticipated demonstrations. One third of Egyptian households had internet access in 2012, three million more than in 2011, according to government statistics agency CAPMAS. Egypt's total population, meanwhile, reached 83 million in 2012, representing some 18.9 million households, according to the statistics agency. In 2011, Egypt saw the internet cut in an attempt by the embattled regime of former president Hosni Mubarak to quell the popular uprising against him, which relied heavily on social networking for mobilisation. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/75028.aspx