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CA’s move to cut mobile phone call rates is timely
Thursday July 29 2021
By BUSINESS DAILY
Summary
CA decision to cut the mobile termination rate for the first time in six years is timely, coming right after the Treasury loaded higher excise on mobile airtime.
Other than adding to the cost of living, call charges are also a big cost line on businesses’ balance sheets.
The benefits to the economy associated with more affordable calls outweigh the extra billions these taxes raise for the exchequer in the long run.
The Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) decision to cut the mobile termination rate for the first time in six years is timely, coming right after the Treasury loaded higher excise on mobile airtime.
CA to cut mobile call rates after six-year freeze
Wednesday July 28 2021
By BRIAN NGUGI
Summary
The regulator said time was ripe to review the charges commonly referred to as mobile termination rate (MTR) to match shifts in technology..
Industry data shows that the rate has been falling gradually from a high of Sh4.42 in 2011 to the current Sh0.99.
The fresh plans to cut the rate could spark a price war should mobile phone operators opt to lower call tariffs for their customers.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is set to make fresh cuts on the rate mobile phone operators charge each other for interconnecting customers, signalling lower call tariffs.
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