How to appeal an IMEI-based phone block in Egypt through NTRA

From messages by 3 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 23 days ago

TL;DR

To appeal a phone block, contact NTRA, Egypt’s telecommunications regulator, using the contact details on its website, including WhatsApp. An eSIM will not bypass an IMEI block because the restriction is tied to the handset’s radio identifier rather than the SIM card.

What the community said

If your handset is already IMEI-blocked, try submitting an appeal to NTRA through WhatsApp or the other contact channels listed on the regulator’s official website. Write in English and, if needed, use a translation into Arabic.

23 days ago NTRA Egypt, WhatsApp

NTRA is Egypt’s government telecommunications regulator. Search for “NTRA Egypt” to find its official website and use the published contact channels to ask about a blocked device.

29 days ago NTRA Egypt

Buying or activating an eSIM will not solve an IMEI-based restriction: the block applies to the phone’s radio-module identifier, not to a particular physical SIM or eSIM.

29 days ago IMEI block