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02.07.2008« [telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
bahrain — wholesale price drops expected to benefit end-users
Bahraini incumbent Batelco’s newly approved reference offer for wholesale services, which entered into force yesterday, should lead to alternative telecoms service providers passing on savings to end-users, according to the country’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), quoted by Gulf Daily News. Wholesale charges for access to Batelco’s high speed fixed network have been reduced by more than 20% in the residential services sector and in excess of 30% in the corporate market, and the TRA anticipates that this will strengthen competition in particular for higher speed (above 256kbps) access services. Fixed line call termination has been reduced by 5%, with mobile call termination falling by 14%. Operator charges for national leased line circuits have been reduced by 35%, and the cost of international private leased circuits (IPLCs) has fallen by 25%.
Source: TeleGeography's CommsUpdate
batelco
Bahrain Telecommunications Company BSC (Batelco) is a Bahrain-based shareholding company engaged in providing telecommunications and information solutions. The Company caters for individual and corporate customers through its home, mobile and business products and services. It offers Internet and broadband, mobile and telephone services, Batelco e-services, messaging, e-applications and data services, telecom and customer services. Batelco also operates through its wholesale department and offers services, such as carrier relations and international capacity procurement in addition to other related services. Its subsidiaries and joint ventures include Arabian Network Information Services, Batelco Egypt Communications (S.A.E.), Batelco Jordan, Qualitynet, Umniah Mobile Communications and Batelco Middle East. Bahrain Telecommunications Company BSC is headquartered in Manama.
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