THE POWER OF THE BROKERS

Egypt has clamped down on Internet access with one interesting exception:

Egypt Expands Communications Blackout
By Robert McMillan, IDG News Jan 28, 2011 8:17 am
PC World

But Egypt's Internet isolation is not complete. One service provider -- Noor Data Networks, a provider used by the Egyptian Stock Exchange -- is unaffected.

Twelve hours after the Internet shutdown began, the Egyptian Stock Exchange website was still accessible from outside the country.