Telecom Namibia cuts tariffs:

Telecom Namibia’s lower tariffs have come into effect.

From 1 December, the tariffs for international calls have dropped by an average of 9%, with local call costs down by up to 15%.

Telecom Namibia says in a statement: “We have made it our goal at Telecom Namibia to make telecommunication most affordable to consumers of our services and products.

It is a pleasure to announce the new reduced tariffs to our consumers for the 2013/14 financial year with effect from 1 December 2013. This is part of the company’s efforts to stimulate traffic to key international destinations and facilitate economic growth and development. It is also important to note that there have been reductions in international settlement rates over the past years and it is necessary to pass these savings to consumers in order to stimulate demand for international calling services.”

Peak tariff for calls to RSA mobile destinations have been slashed by 8% while the off-peak RSA mobile and RSA fixed call charges were kept unchanged.

Peak tariffs for calls to Angola, Germany, UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, France and Kenya have been cut by an average of 10% while off-peak tariffs to the same destinations will be lowered by average 8.5% for both fixed and mobile destinations.

Call tariffs for the USA and Rest of the World have been reduced by 9% both mobile and fixed line destinations.