The dispute between the four Sri Lankan incumbents and the fifth mobile operator Bharti Airtel Lanka have been resolved with the parties deciding not to implement the Interconnection Charges, reports a senior Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRC) Official.
“The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Consultant in his report had suggested the IC to be at Rs. 1, but all operators, decided to operate on ’sender keeps all’ basis where they will incur those charges onto their network,” the official said. The interconnect rules of 2003 by the TRC contain an Interconnect rate of $0.029/min at peak time trailing to 38 cents during the discount time band. IC is specified to ensure fair compensation for the use of the terminating (receiving party) network infrastructure by the network originating the call. The rate applies in both directions and hence represents parity and fair bilateral compensation.
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Sri Lankan operators resolve the interconnection charges dispute with Airtel
- November 24th, 2008
- 8:00 am
