Vodafone: Egypt orders cell phone service stopped

LONDON

Telecoms company Vodafone says the Egyptian government has ordered all mobile telephone operators to suspend services "in selected areas" of the country.

In a statement, the company says that "under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right to issue such an order and we are obliged to comply with it."

Britain-based Vodafone Group PLC company says Egyptian authorities "will be clarifying the situation in due course."

Internet communications in Egypt also has been disrupted Friday as demonstrators stage a day of protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak.