Interconnect Prices Determination Annoucement
The Commerce Commission Chairman, Dr Mahendra Reddy, at a press conference today announced another determinaton on the control of prices of interconnection services. The announcement was made in the presence of the Minister for Communications, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum before the media and representatives of various telecommunication service providers.
Commerce Commission Chairman, Dr Mahendra Reddy
Inter-connectivity rates between mobile to mobile and/or fixed to mobile networks have been reduced by 1 cent from 18 cents to 17 cents.
Incoming international calls (fixed and mobile) termination rates have increased from 23 cents to 30 cents.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said that the increase of 7 cents will not only benefit the service providers but the 3 cents from the increase will be diverted to government which would generate approximately $3.5 million annually and 4 cents would be retained by the telecommunication operators.
He said the 3 cents would be used in the ICT development in the country.
The interconnect price determination is backdated to and effective from 17 November, 2010.
Commerce Commission Chairman, Dr Mahendra Reddy
Inter-connectivity rates between mobile to mobile and/or fixed to mobile networks have been reduced by 1 cent from 18 cents to 17 cents.
Incoming international calls (fixed and mobile) termination rates have increased from 23 cents to 30 cents.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said that the increase of 7 cents will not only benefit the service providers but the 3 cents from the increase will be diverted to government which would generate approximately $3.5 million annually and 4 cents would be retained by the telecommunication operators.
He said the 3 cents would be used in the ICT development in the country.
The interconnect price determination is backdated to and effective from 17 November, 2010.