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| CABLE & WIRELESS CAMPAIGNS FOR CHEAPER CALLS TO MOBILES |
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24 January 2007
Cable & Wireless is calling for a better deal for consumers across the Caribbean, as it campaigns to cut the cost of calls from landlines to mobile phones.
The telecoms company says that some mobile network operators are holding costs artificially high and it’s time for lower charges that will benefit consumers and Caribbean nations as a whole.
Chris Hetherington, Cable & Wireless Chief Executive, Americas & Caribbean, said: “Consumers need to know the facts. When they call a mobile phone from a landline, as much as 85 per cent of what they pay goes to the mobile operator just for delivering the call.
"We believe this is unfair. The cost to consumers is too high and landline users should no longer be forced to subsidise mobile networks in this way. Regulators have a duty to ensure that such call delivery charges are based only on cost and yet, rates in most Caribbean territories remain excessively high and way above cost. Therefore regulators must act to enforce lower Mobile Termination Rates immediately".
"We hope consumers join our call for lower charges, as they will benefit from cheaper telephone calls," adds Mr Hetherington. "We will only stop campaigning on behalf of customers once the cost of delivering calls is cut by a substantial margin."
Notes to editors
Cable & Wireless is one of the world’s leading international communications companies. It operates through two stand-alone business units – International and UK.
The International ‘business unit operates integrated telecommunications companies in 33 countries, offering mobile, broadband, domestic and international fixed line services to residential and business customers, with principal operations in the Caribbean, Panama, Macau, Channel Islands and Monaco.
The UK business provides enterprise and carrier solutions to the largest users of telecoms services across the UK, US, continental Europe and Asia, plus wholesale broadband services in the UK.
For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com.
For more information:
Paul Wood
Head of Communications – International
+44(0) 207 315 4044
Errol K Miller
VP Corporate Communications – Jamaica
+01 876 929 2194
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