EA countries, S. Sudan root for single call rate system

People using mobile phones to communicate. Subscribers to telecom networks within Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan are set to enjoy cross-border calls at the same rates. Photo/PHOEBE OKALL

Subscribers to telecom networks within Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan are set to enjoy cross-border calls at the same rates under the “One-Network-Area.”

The four countries have announced plans to adopt a regional telecommunications framework with effect from January 1, 2015.