On August 26, 2025, Egypt's National Telecommunications Authority (NTRA) sent an email notice to its authorized laboratories, announcing that from now on, laboratories will not be allowed to issue VOC certificates for cellular devices with 3G as the highest technology. NTRA then announced to manufacturers and importers on September 1, 2025 that the products will no longer be type approved or imported from October 1, 2025, but cellular devices that only support 2G will still be subject to type approval or import.