Call rates India to be cut

Starting Nov 23, the charges of phone calls to Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are being cut by 50 percent and they will cost 150 fils per minute while those to Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Philippines are being cut by a similar margin and will cost 170 fils per minute, reports Al-Jarida daily.

Quoting sources within the Ministry of Communications, the daily said Minister Abdulrahman Al-Ghunaim issued a directive slashing international call rates to some selected countries. The ministry had signed international phone service agreements with these countries and “the aim is to eliminate the phenomenon of trafficking in international phone calls,” add sources.