I work for a telcom company in Southern Africa. We make billions every year and a lot of that comes from data. Almost nobody makes phone calls these days. When

I work for a telcom company in Southern Africa. We make billions every year and a lot of that comes from data. Almost nobody makes phone calls these days. When LTE rolled out, the data usage basically doubled. When people have a fast connection they'll use it to watch endless youtube videos and other data hungry apps/services, and they will pay for it. So if Egypt's telcom companies want to make money, they need to upgrade their infrastructure. A huge initial cost, to be sure. But it will definitely pay for itself, and they will be raking in money before they know it.