Israel slashes mobile interconnection fees

News Wireless Israel 5 MAY 2010
Israel slashes mobile interconnection fees
The Israeli government has proposed a reduction in mobile interconnection fees. The ministry of communications issued a 30-day notice to operators to respond to the proposal. The fees are expected to drop from the current ILS 0.251 per minute to ILS 0.0414 from 1 August 2010, to ILS 0.0354 from 1 January 2011, to ILS 0.0311 from 1 January 2012, to ILS 0.0280 from 1 January 2013 and to ILS 0.0257 from January 2014. The ministry also wants a cut in SMS termination rates, from ILS 0.0285 currently to ILS 0.0019 in August and down to ILS 0.0013 by 2014.

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