In February 2011 Human Rights First wrote to telecommunications companies and internet providers operating in Egypt. It asked them to share details about the circumstances in which a service blackout in Egypt took place, in the days prior to the revolution...Business & Human Rights Resource Centre also contacted the companies, encouraging them to respond to Human Rights First’s letter. Noor Group, LINKdotNet, Vodafone responded; Etisalat and Egypt Telecom did not respond; Raya Group responded saying that Raya Holding sold Raya Telecom to Vodafone Egypt in 2006, so Raya is no longer an Internet Service Provider (ISP) / Telco provider in Egypt.