It is reported that Telecom Egypt plans to expand the services it offers in Jordan and connect the country to its TE North undersea cable which runs from Egypt to France.

Mr Emad Elazhary CCO of Telecom Egypt said that the firm has upgraded its limited license in Jordan to one which will allow it to extend the cable into Jordan.

The mostly state owned firm currently operates a branch of its TE Data internet service provider in Jordan. It has said it expects to begin operating its TE North cable by mid year, the main part of a cable business it sees adding revenue of EGP 700 million to EGP 800 million in 2010.

(Sourced from the Daily News Egypt)