Poland’s Electronic Communication Office (UKE) issues the descision on lowering the mobile termination rate (MTR), which has proved to be controversial among operators.
By January 2009, Polkomtel and PTK Centertel will have to lower the MTR rates to zł.0.22/minute and further to zł.0.17 by February 1, 2009.
“Lowering the MTR will be favorable for clients calling from fixed line telephones to mobiles as well as those calling from mobiles to mobiles. A client will pay less especially if we introduce a zero rate,” said UKE spokesperson Jacek Strzałkowski.
As the inter-operator traffic counts up to nearly 20% of revenues, lowered MTR will pull down the revenues of TPSA by about zł.800 million in 2009. In the first year, EBITDA will fall by at least zł.100 million, but in the mid-term growth of traffic will be able to compensate for this drop.
Meanwhile, the operators are complaing that UKE’s last decision to cut the MTR was back in April 2007 and was supposed to remain in force until 2010. The operators plan to analyze UKE’s decision to check if it is legally valid.
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UKE asks mobile operators to lower MTR by January’09 (Poland)
- October 3rd, 2008
- 7:57 am
