{"id":29275,"date":"2022-09-12T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/cran-reduces-mobile-and-fixed-termination-rates"},"modified":"2022-09-12T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T15:08:20","slug":"cran-reduces-mobile-and-fixed-termination-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/cran-reduces-mobile-and-fixed-termination-rates","title":{"rendered":"CRAN reduces mobile and fixed termination rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has confirmed the reduction of termination rates for Namibia, effective 01 October 2022. The reduced mobile termination rates will be N$ 0.05c\/minute (reduced from N$ 0.10c\/min), fixed termination rate N$ 0.05c\/minute (reduced from N$ 0.10c\/minute) and SMS remains at N$ 0.01c per SMS. The reduction was announced by CRAN\u2019s chief executive officer, Emilia Nghikembua.<\/p>\n<p>CRAN conducted a study in 2021 to determine the impact of lowering termination rates on the industry. Termination rates are interconnection payments\/charges made between operators to compensate one another for traffic exchanged between their networks. \u201cThis decision is important as one of the largest cost components for operators (providing voice services) is that of interconnection, and this reduction shall therefore enable more competition in the sector,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Nghikembua explained the practical effect of the reduction in termination rates in that \u201cNamibia has approximately 2.9 million subscribers, of whom 90% are Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) subscribers, and the other 10% is made up jointly of subscribers from Telecom Namibia, Paratus Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd and MTN Business Namibia (Pty) (\u201cother operators\u201d). This means that the MTC network carries most of the outgoing traffic calls and SMS volumes. This results in \u201cother operators\u201d paying more to MTC for calls made to the MTC network in comparison to calls made from MTC to other networks. Therefore, reducing the termination rate will assist \u201cother operators\u201d to reduce their operational costs and compete more effectively\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, consumers will not directly benefit from this reduction in terms of paying less for voice calls, but may indirectly benefit from increased competition in the industry, which will increase the variety of services and products. CRAN is, however, investigating other possibilities to reduce voice call rates to give consumers relief over the medium-term, and a decision will be communicated in due course,\u201d Nghikembua stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCRAN is focussed on reforming the regulatory landscape to yield tangible results for consumers in the form of affordable prices and increased product and service choices, while ensuring a competitive landscape for our licensees to thrive. The reduction in termination rates is, therefore, one of several interventions that we will be implementing to realise this commitment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has confirmed the reduction of termination rates for Namibia, effective 01 October 2022. The reduced mobile termination rates will be N$ 0.05c\/minute (reduced from N$ 0.10c\/min), fixed termination rate N$ 0.05c\/minute (reduced from N$ 0.10c\/minute) and SMS remains at N$ 0.01c per SMS. 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