Comments on: Pressure to reduce roaming charges http://lirneasia.net/2006/07/pressure-to-reduce-roaming-charges/ a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Tue, 22 May 2012 02:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Donald Gaminitillake http://lirneasia.net/2006/07/pressure-to-reduce-roaming-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-7393 Donald Gaminitillake Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:12:13 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/07/pressure-to-reduce-roaming-charges/#comment-7393 cost of roaming out of sri lanka on prepid card on one service provoder per minute Zone G From srilanka to India/Kuwait/Mexico LKR 282 Vat15%MSL 2.5% India to SL LKR 289 VAT MSL 2.5% Lowest to Zone A = example South Africa, Zimnanwe, Japan Hungery Denmark Finland and many more LKR 43 Vat15%MSL 2.5% to SL LKR 50 VAT MSL 2.5% Zone F USA , Russia Canada Cuba Congo LKR 131 Vat15%MSL 2.5% to SL LKR 133 VAT MSL 2.5% I think the closest country India is very high Donald cost of roaming out of sri lanka on prepid card on one service provoder per minute

Zone G
From srilanka to India/Kuwait/Mexico LKR 282 Vat15%MSL 2.5% India to SL LKR 289 VAT MSL 2.5%

Lowest to Zone A = example South Africa, Zimnanwe, Japan Hungery Denmark Finland and many more LKR 43 Vat15%MSL 2.5% to SL LKR 50 VAT MSL 2.5%

Zone F USA , Russia Canada Cuba Congo
LKR 131 Vat15%MSL 2.5% to SL LKR 133 VAT MSL 2.5%

I think the closest country India is very high

Donald

]]> By: Sriganesh Lokanathan http://lirneasia.net/2006/07/pressure-to-reduce-roaming-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-7392 Sriganesh Lokanathan Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:18:12 +0000 http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/07/pressure-to-reduce-roaming-charges/#comment-7392 From the above article as well as the follow up story on BBC, <strong>EU slashes overseas mobile costs </strong>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5172418.stm), it seems that the EU commissioner’s proposal has three components: 1) A cap on the wholesale charge 2) The profit margin on the retail price can be upto 30% of the wholesale charge 3) The profit margin on recieving a call can be upto 30% of average handling cost. Were I a consumer in that region, I am sure I would be jumping for joy, but I wonder if such actions constitute over-regulation and unnecessary burden on regulators to study and monitor operators’ costs so as to place an effective cap. Anyone care to comment?? From the above article as well as the follow up story on BBC, EU slashes overseas mobile costs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5172418.stm), it seems that the EU commissioner’s proposal has three components:
1) A cap on the wholesale charge
2) The profit margin on the retail price can be upto 30% of the wholesale charge
3) The profit margin on recieving a call can be upto 30% of average handling cost.

Were I a consumer in that region, I am sure I would be jumping for joy, but I wonder if such actions constitute over-regulation and unnecessary burden on regulators to study and monitor operators’ costs so as to place an effective cap.

Anyone care to comment??

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