Battle for lower call tariffs enters 14th year

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A youth makes a call on her phone. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The protracted 13-year fight by minority players in the local voice market to have inter-operator call tariffs lowered to evenhanded levels is set to spill over to a 14th year in 2024.

This is after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) last month effected a lower-than-expected cut to Sh0.41 per minute as opposed to the Sh0.06 recommended by a study the regulator had commissioned.

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