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Vodafone Subscribers Jump in Q3
Tirana, Nov. 11, 2008 (AENews) – Vodafone Albania added 59000 new subscribers in the third quarter of 2008.
Albania currently has the highest mobile rates in Europe. The reduction of the calling rate charges follows a decision by the Telecommunication Regulation Agency, ERT, which will redesign interconnection rates between mobile operators.
In June Eagle mobile, Albania’s third mobile operator expanded its service to 95 percent of the country’s territory.
The company became operational in March 13, however its service had only been present in the Durres and Tirana area.
Experts hope that the introduction of Eagle mobile and of a fourth operator will increase competition and reduce call rates.
The two other companies currently present in the market, Vodafone and AMC, have often been accused by consumer groups of unfair pricing practices.
In November 2007, the two companies were fined €3.7 million by Albania’s Competition Authority for abusing their dominant position in the market by setting unfair prices.
Vodafone Albania is a subsidiary of Vodafone Corp. while AMC is part of the Greece-based COSMOTE Group.
Eagle Mobile is a subsidiary of Albtelekom, the former state owned fixed-line company privatised by Turkish Telecom and Calik Holding in 2007, for €120 million.
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