World | North Africa unrest Egypt Shutting Down Cell Phone Networks But Google's helping people get around Internet blocks By Rob Quinn Posted Feb 1, 2011 1:19 AM CST Copied A man takes pictures with his cell phone on Tahrir, or Liberation Square, in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Egypt is again targeting communication networks ahead of a million-man protest planned today. Mobile phone networks will be shut down over the next few hours, CNN reports. Google has announced on its official blog that it has set up a "speak-to-tweet" service to help Egyptians get around Internet blocks. Voicemail messages left at an international phone number will be instantly uploaded. Read These Next He turned one drawn-out expletive into a catchphrase. Here's why Trump reportedly banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago spa. Trump's latest veto has Lauren Boebert up in arms. 3 California hikers found dead hours after call for rescue. Report an error