Harb Announces Lower Mobile Phone, Landline Tariffs, Improved Internet Speeds
Telecommunications Minister Butros Harb announced on Friday a number of improvements to mobile phone, landline, and internet services in Lebanon, which namely include the reduction of costs of services and faster internet speeds.
He said during a press conference that monthly landline tariffs have been reduced from LL 12,000 to LL 9,000, while obtaining a line has now become free of charge.
The cost of a mobile telephone call from prepaid cards will be reduced from 36 cents/minute to 25 cents/minute.
In addition, owners of postpaid mobile phone lines will receive 60 minutes worth of free phone calls as a “partial compensation” of the the USD 15 they pay each month for the service, explained Harb.
Internet services will also be improved to allow citizens to receive better quality at the prices they have already been paying.
They can enjoy double to six times the DSL speeds they have been receiving, as well as double to quadruple the quotas.
3G subscribers can enjoy greater quotas at the same price as previous plans.
The changes to the mobile phone services will take effect on June 1 and the changes to the postpaid lines will take effect on July 1.
“The Lebanese people constantly wonder why Lebanon cannot remain up-to-date with the latest technological advancements in the telecommunications sector. They ask why they have the highest tariffs in the world for poor telephone and internet services,” Harb stressed.
“I decided to improve the quality of services because all aspects of the economy are linked to the telecommunications sector,” said the minister.
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