While anger is mounting on social networks about the high cost of mobile internet, the electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (ARCEP) intends to carry out a comparative study of tariffs in the WAEMU zone, in order to take “the relevant costs”.
"For the reduction of tariffs in the WAEMU area, we have a committee of telecommunications regulators and we have taken it upon ourselves to make a comparative study of the retail tariffs practiced in this community" affirmed the director of the regulation of the fixed and mobile markets. of ARCEP, Salamata Rouamba.
According to her, for a drop in retail tariffs, you have to do a study, assess the costs and take the relevant costs.
This study is part of the regulatory authority's program of activities for 2023, Ms. Rouamba added.
The director of the regulation of the fixed and mobile markets ARCEP, Salamata Rouamba / Illy spoke yesterday Wednesday, on the plateau of the RTB during the television news of 8 p.m.
Salamata Rouamba added that after this step, his structure will meet the operators in the days to come.
“With these operators we will discuss consumer concerns regarding the commercial offers offered by mobile telephone operators”.
As a reminder, Internet users supported by several celebrities have been leading a digital campaign for several days to force mobile telephone operators to lower mobile Internet prices.
Mrs. Roumba indicated that the debate is legitimate, but that the operators are free to fix the prices and this in transparency.
Source: Burkina Information Agency