INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology said on Wednesday that the costs of data, phone calls and internet packages
will be cut by between 14 and 36 percent by all service providers.Najibullah Haqqani, the acting minister, said at a press conference that a
one-minute phone call between the same network will cost 1.30 afghanis, and between different networks it will cost 1.40 afghanis per
minute, down from 1.85.One GB of data, valid for a month, will be set at 95 afghanis, down from 110 afghanis
This is a 14% drop in price, he said.He also said text messages between subscribers on the same network will cost 1.30 afghanis per
message.Haqqani also stated that 800 new mobile phone sites, including towers, have been established in remote areas and 1,000 inactive
sites have been reactivated.In addition, Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (ATRA) said of the 26 million SIM cards in use,
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