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Colombia: CRT Cuts Mobile Interconnection Fee Print E-mail
Thursday, 06 December 2007

Colombia's telecommunications regulator, CRT, has reduced the maximum interconnection fee mobile providers may charge for calls made to their networks from customers using other mobile networks. The maximum fee is now US$ 0.06 per minute, down from US$ 0.12.

The interconnection rate drop is designed to increase competition and promote investment, CRT director, Lorenzo Villegas said in a statement. Colombia has three mobile operators with a total of 29 million customers. Comcel, owned by America Movil, has a market share of 65%, Telefonica has a 26% share and Colombia Movil, owned by Millicom, has 9.1% of the market.

Source: Dow Jones - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.