Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon will publish the new inter-network connectivity fees next week, provided that NERA Economic Consulting Ltd. completes the final corrections in its report for the ministry by then. The connectivity fees will likely be cut sharply; the professional echelon's position is that it will be without interim steps.
The Ministry of Communications is waiting for NERA's final response, which conducted the work on the reduction in connectivity fees, and was asked to examine the cellular companies' claims that there were many flaws in its work.
The connectivity fees are expected to be slashed to NIS 0.08 from the current NIS 0.251. The fees will subsequently be reduced in stages toward NIS 0.05 within three years. The Ministry of Communications says there is no reason for an interim cut to NIS 0.10, and is therefore waiting for NERA's final recommendations, which will apparently be received early next week.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on August 25, 2010
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