Arab Republic of Egypt

The key details for mobile messaging in the Arab Republic of Egypt are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Middle East

Dialing Code

20

1-way

Yes

2-way

Short Code Only

2-way Setup Time

15

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160*

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes*

Mobile Number Portability

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

* Notes

You must pre-register alphanumeric originators. Delivery receipts are often fake, so cannot be used to indicate delivery. Short Codes overwritten on Etisalat.

Guidance / Restrictions

No gambling, religious, racial or adult content. Opt-in is required for messaging programs.