Interim Attorney General and Minister for Communications Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who was part of the negotiating team to ensure that the mobile phone market is deregulated, said it is now time for open competition.
He said these investments will definitely have a long term benefit for Fiji.
Competition is definitely driving the prices of mobile phones down from today and competitive call rates are also being offered to the people of Fiji.
While some telecommunication service providers had earlier said that Digicel should follow the call and texting rates set by the Commerce Commission, Digicel said they will try to give the best rates to the people and would go lower than the rates set by the Commission.
Digicel Marketing Director Pacific Niamh Byrne confirmed that the off peak rate for Digicel to Digicel calls will be 30 cents a minute while the peak rate will be 40 cents a minute.
On the other hand, Vodafone Fiji's Aslam Khan has revealed that they want the price control order to be lifted as it is now time for open competition.
Meanwhile, Consumer Council of Fiji Chief Executive Officer Premila Kumar is calling on Vodafone, Digicel and Inkk to be transparent in their operations, not withhold information that will prevent customers from making an informed choice and adequately address any consumer concerns and complaints that may arise regarding their products and services.
Now Time For Open Competition
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