Traders, telecoms call for scrapping of roaming fees

The prohibitive roaming call rates have caused discomfort among the business community and ordinary Rwandans who want to communicate with friends and relatives across the region. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency’s (Rura) and other telecom regulators in the EAC reviewed roaming call rates, meaning that when one calls someone in Uganda, for example, they are charged and the other person’s is also ‘cut’. BEN GASORE and peterson tumwebaze examine the issue
Mobile phone users in EAC are facing hard times after increases in roaming call rates by telecom companies across the region. The New Times / File
Mobile phone users in EAC are facing hard times after increases in roaming call rates by telecom companies across the region. The New Times / File
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