Three EAC member countries reduce costs of making cross-border calls by over 60 per cent

Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have slashed the costs of making mobile phone calls across their borders by more than 60 per cent, as part of efforts to enhance regional integration.

"We have reduced the cost of calling within the region by over 60 percent," Information, Communication and Technology Minister Fred Matiang'i told a news conference. Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda are part of the five-nation EAC common market, which also includes Burundi and Tanzania.