Egypt telecom blackout was planned since April 2008

HERE.

Most disappointingly, all three mobile phone companies operating in Egypt (Etisalat, local favorite Mobinil, and Vodafone) were in on the the rehearsals for it.

Granted, I’m sure none of them were given much choice in the matter, and it would have taken an utterly heroic CEO to probably give up all of the company’s investments in Egypt to date to take a stand on principle. Nonetheless, it gives one a sickened feeling about having to use any of the three companies at all.