NCRC changed my mind to raise telephone rates

Information about the planned increase in tariffs for landline untrue. The statement was made chairman of the National Commission for Communications Regulation Vladimir Oleynik at a briefing. According to him, NCRC is now only considering treatment operators, and while the decision to change rates had been taken. As explained by Vladimir Oleynik, to provide operators the calculation cost of fixed telephony services are inaccurate, so that after a detailed analysis of these data, the cost can be reduced. The head of the NCRC, a new analysis of information from operators and implement measures to improve the efficiency of the market local telephone services may not result in higher prices for universal services. In this case, the Commission asked its department of economic analysis to explore the market of fixed telephony services based on the results of 2010 and to submit proposals for improving its functioning. NCRC also proposed operating companies to make initiatives to reduce the cost of services, including through the introduction of new technology service and radio access telecommunications network based on CDMA. Previously reported that the tariffs for local telephone service this year will grow by 15%. Recall that the last time NCRC to raise tariffs for the use of local context, in February 2009. Then, the Commission approved the draft of the new maximum rates for public telecommunications services. They are asked to resolve to increase the size of the subscription fee for the use of telephone by 10-20%. For legal entities, as well as in villages and towns for all categories of users fee increased by 10%. For urban subscribers pay per-minute rates vyrasli 20%, with no per minute charge - 15%. Fee for home phone without a per-minute charges for city residents increased from 19.58 to 22.52 USD., And for users in the villages and towns - from 9.10 to 10.01 USD. Ministry of Industry