Cuba Cell Company to Drop Tariffs

Cuba Cell Company to Drop Tariffs
April 22, 2010
By Circles Robinson

Cell phones have expanded greatly in Cuba for a segment of the
population with non-salary income.

HAVANA TIMES, April 22 — Cell phone call prices in Cuba will begin to
drop the first week of May, announced the Communications Ministry on
Thursday, which says the goal is to increase service access and use.
The changes involve both international and local calls.

For Cubans calling family and friends abroad the good news is that the
steep rates will drop from 42 to 75%.

A month later, in June, a two-tiered pricing takes effect for national
cellphone calls. The rate will remain US $0.55 between 7 a.m. and 10:59
pm. and drop to US $0.12 for the remaining late night and early morning
hours.

In Cuba, both the caller and receiver pay elevated rates of US $0.55 per
minute to make or receive a call.

According to the Ministry, that will also change in November when a new
service will allow the caller to pay US $ 0.75 but the receiver will not
have to pay at all. The same rate will apply for a new service of
reverse charge calls.

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