Albania Cuts Mobile Termination Rates

AlbaniaĆ's Minister of Telecommunications, Sokol Olldashi has announced cuts in the mobile termination rates which he said will lower phone rates by around 20 percent. The reduction is based on recommendation from the Telecommunication Regulation Agency (ERT).

The minister also announced that the country will tender for a fourth mobile license next month.

A third GSM network operator launched in the country in March this year. Eagle Mobile, a joint venture between Turkish Calik Holding, Turkish Telecom and the Albanian State has launched with coverage in Tirana and Durres cities - although this has now expanded to the whole country.

Figures from the Mobile World subscriber database notes that the two dominant operators, Vodafone and AMC still control over 97% of the market, while Eagle Mobile managed to grab an estimated 55,000 subscribers by the end of June. The country as a whole has a 68% population penetration level.

On the web: ERT - Mobile World

Posted to the site on 3rd September 2008