Council of Ministers Nullifies Telecom Law
The Council of Ministers has nullified a 2009 law that set minimum prices on telephone calls, paving the way for regulators to reset the country’s telecommunications prices, which industry executives say are too high. The law, Prakas 232, which has been widely flouted, set a minimum price of 4.5 cents per minute for calls made on the same network and 5.95 cents per minute for cross-network calls. It also limited top-up bonuses to not more than 50 percent and to a limited number of deals per year. In November, the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) issued an order demanding that the country’s seven mobile phone operators abide by the prakas. It is the second time in seven months that the TRC issued the order, and then, in less than 20 days, had it revoked. ... On Thursday, the TRC said fixed-line and mobile operators had agreed to create an independent body to discuss and solve some of the issues in the sector. The TRC is expected to meet today concerning the prakas.
Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl -
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