SG phone companies slash 30% off phone call rates

Singapore and Malaysian companies move to reduce bilateral roaming rates.

According to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, they worked closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and the mobile operators in Singapore to bring about these reduced roaming rates.

From 1 May 2011, Singapore and Malaysia mobile phone subscribers will see price reductions of up to 30 per cent for voice calls and 50 per cent for SMSes, when they ise the mobile roaming service provided by all mobile operators in Malaysia and Singapore respectively.

The price reductions will be implemented by mobile operators over two phases, for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers. Both the wholesale inter-operator charges and the retail subscriber charges will be reduced to effect the lowered prices.