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 A day after Scott Pelley unloaded on 60 Minutes bosses, he is out. Director: Val Kilmer 'worst human being I've ever known.' Michelle Obama: White men don't seem to have imposter syndrome. She put herself on the casino ban list. Then she won a jackpot. Report an error