Pakistani goverment to increase termination rate to 10c
The Pakistan Telecom Authority have indicated that they will change the international termination rate to carriers from 2.5c to a minimum of 10c from the 1st of May.
Should this be allowed to happen Pakistani citizens living out side of Pakistan should be seeing a rate of around 15c as opposed to around 4c.
This is typical of countries which have huge numbers of its citizens living outside its borders. Thye use this tactic to enrich an already wealthy company which if you check is probably owned by members of the ruling family.
China tried this about 3 years ago and promptly received a bloody nose from the WTO.
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this means opportunity for voip within Pakistan. expect t-pad break-in number usage to sky rocket. the government may try to regulate and block VOIP but Pakistan is already too far along and too sophisticated.
I’m just wondering how this will translate in real world, i mean in terms increase in the cost of calling cards e.g or various kinds or accounts to call to pakistan.
I know a provider that was charging 2 pence (GBP) per minute. Does it mean that it the cost can go up to 4 or 5 pence per minute, because from 2.5 c to 10 c is not too much. Is it pakistani cents that we are talking about???
The significant increase of the termination rates will definitely be reflected on the collection rates; thus, it will be pass-on to subscribers and this will be a masacre to the people of Pakistan. This will also give opportunities to bypassers and use this chance to enrich themselves. telco all over the world is always focus on cost, among other things are secondary.
Rip off!
This definitely effect the outsourcing business in Pakistan we were already behind India this will push us further back. I just don’t understand what Government officials think before making these decisions beside putting money in their pocket.
In today’s world communication is path for the development just like in the old days people build roads. In my opinion this will effect our over all economic growth and push us further behind in the catch-up process. I wish we could select leaders that have some common sense.
Aley Raza — I’ll trade you one George W. Bush for 100 of your leaders. I just hope you never find out you are getting the short end
Amjud, I’m an agent (re-seller) of a direct access calling company here in the UK (not my ‘job’, I just make small money when others use my access numbers!), and my rates for Pakistan went up recently
Now my customers are charged 7p p/m as opposed to the lesser charge not long ago..
The Pak. govermnet do it because they can..
This is one reason why the European regulator is a good idea, as they can spank the ass of an EU in-country regulator whom miss-behaves.
Right, now to get Pakistan into the EU