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Jamaica: Another telecoms provider – FLOW, cuts rates
(Jamaica Gleaner) – FLOW is the latest telecommunications provider to announce a reduction in telephone rates resulting from the recent decision by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to establish a cap of J$5 (US$ 0.056) per minute for mobile termination rates for incoming domestic and international telephone calls, which took effect yesterday.
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In a press release yesterday, FLOW announced that as of July 15, calls from its landlines to a local mobile number will be billed at only J$6.99 (US$ 0.079) per minute.
The rate will apply for FLOW’s residential postpaid and prepaid landline service across all calling periods. The company claims the reduced rates will result in savings to customers as high as 30 percent on calls from FLOW’s digital landline telephones to local mobile phones.
Previously, FLOW to Digicel calls cost J$7.50 (US$ 0.085) during peak hours and J$6.50 (US$ 0.073) during off-peak hours. FLOW to LIME was J$9.50 (US$ 0.1072).
Michele English, chief operating officer of Columbus Communications Jamaica Ltd., the operator of the FLOW brand, explained that the company has always focused on ensuring that customers get the best value for money.
“Since our launch, we have been able to provide our customers with the best pricing on landline telephone service, including being the only telephone service provider offering 100 percent free on-network calls (FLOW to FLOW), lower calling rates to call LIME landlines than LIME charges for its own on-network calls and truly unlimited international calls to the most frequently called destinations,” said English. “Our move to reduce these calling rates is just another step to fulfilling our promise to always deliver the best value to our customers,” she added.
