FIJI: Telephone prices expected to fall following deregulation

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Updated January 17, 2008 16:56:23

Consumers in Fiji can expect telephone prices to nosedive following the deregulation of the local telecom sector. An agreement paving the way for new competitors to enter Fiji's telecom industry has been signed in Suva. Competition is set to begin as early as October this year.

Presenter: Samisoni Pareti
Speakers: Aihaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Fiji's attorney general; Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Fiji's Interim Prime Minister; Kanti Lal Tappoo, Chair of ATH

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