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Plan to lower calling charges for EAC residents mooted

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East African Community (EAC) residents stand to benefit from lower calling costs following new proposals to standardise the pricing of telecommunication services across the region. 

The draft regulations are an attempt by Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi, and Tanzania to establish a regional policy to guide service providers and regulators in developing tariffs for cross-border interconnection services.

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