Law No. 87 of 2018 Regulating Road Transport Services Using Information Technology, a law passed to regulate ride-sharing apps, requires companies to share user data with authorities “on request” and “according to the law.” Art. 9 states that all land transportation service companies are required to provide the country’s national security agencies with “all their customers’ data”. Requests for data do not need to be accompanied by a warrant, though a decree from the prime minister is required.
Resolution No. 2180 acts as the executive regulation of Law No. 87. According to Art. 10 of the Resolution, ride-sharing companies are to submit to the Ministry of Transportation six months’ worth of “customers’ data” from all rides provided upon request by the Ministry.

It is reported that the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA), which serves as the executive body responsible for overseeing and administering services within the telecommunications sector, operates independently from the government in its decision-making processes.

Egypt has a copyright regime under the law Law No. 82 of 2002. However, the exceptions in the regime do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art. 171 lists the exceptions, which include making an analysis of the work, or excerpts or quotations therefrom, for the purpose of criticism, discussion or information; the reproduction, if necessary for teaching purposes in educational institutes, of an article, a short work or extracts therefrom; among others.

It is reported that book, music, and entertainment software piracy is prevalent in Egypt, and that a significant proportion of this piracy occurs online.

Egypt has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Egypt has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

According to Art. 56 of Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, the competent authorities may find it necessary "to protect the public" to require the disclosure of trade secrets (named "undisclosed information" in Egyptian Law). However, the law assures such information remains protected from unfair commercial use (Art. 57).

Egypt does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to them. Arts. 55–61 of Book One of Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights provide some general information about trade secrets. Moreover, Art. 55 defines undisclosed information and Art. 58 defines what constitutes unfair commercial practices and the illicit acquisition and misappropriation of undisclosed information. However, unlike many other jurisdictions, Egyptian law puts a firm onus on the proprietor and/or owner of the undisclosed information to have adequate safeguards against the acquisition of the information. When no such adequate safeguards are judged to have been in place, the owner or proprietor of the undisclosed information is potentially held to also be liable for any illicit acquisition and misappropriation. Art. 57 states that “the person who is lawfully in control of such (undisclosed) information shall not be exempt from liability when others infringe the information unless he proves that he has exerted reasonable and adequate efforts to preserve such information.

It is reported that there is a mandatory requirement in Egypt for the sharing of passive infrastructure to enable the delivery of telecommunications services to end-users. This practice is observed in both the mobile and fixed-line sectors.

Law No. 10 of 2003 sets restrictions on Telecom Egypt, which is the monopoly operator of the fixed internet services and infrastructure market. Art. 63 stipulates that "the shares of Telecom Egypt can be offered for sale at a partial value of the Company capital upon a decree from the Cabinet with the condition that the greater part of the capital remains State-owned".

It is reported that the government holds a 70% ownership stake in the telecommunications company Telecom Egypt.

It is reported that Egypt does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, there is an obligation of accounting separation.

Under Section 2 of the "Framework for Satellite Operators Providing Telecom Services to Earth Station Terminals", foreign satellite operators and their distributors are prohibited from operating without first obtaining authorisation from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA). The framework stipulates that any entity intending to provide or lease satellite capacity within the jurisdiction must secure the requisite licences and permits. This obligation extends to both primary satellite operators and intermediaries engaged in facilitating satellite-based communication services. Pursuant to Section 3, operators are required to remit an annual fee of USD 1,000 and furnish a financial guarantee amounting to USD 2,000.

It is reported that a minimum capital requirement exists for the acquisition of a telecommunications licence.

Egypt has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.