{The EAC secretariat will soon summon all telecom operators and sector regulators from the region to address the high costs of making calls win the region.}
During an interview with the Daily Nation yesterday, East African Community deputy secretary-general for planning infrastructure, Mr Enos Bukuku, said the secretariat was reacting to a decision by Safaricom to raise its international call tariffs.
“We are going to call the operators and governments to the discussion table to resolve this issue. We want a model that will make roaming and international calling seamless as well as affordable in the region,” he said.
Last week, the mobile service provider increased international calling and roaming charges to Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, citing a harsher taxation regime.
Though he did not disclose when the meeting would take place, Mr Bukuku said it would be held soon given that addressing the high cost of calling within the region is one of the deliverables in his 2013/2014 performance contract.
Mr Bukuku was speaking on the sidelines of the regional investment forum that was held in Nairobi yesterday.
Daily Nation
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