Minister for Science, Information, Telecommunications, Technology, Kelver Darroux, has urged ECTEL — Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority — to consider a reduction on roaming rates within the region.
ECTEL is presently meeting in Dominica and Darroux urged the organization to place “tremendous emphasis” on the matter.
“This has been a key agenda item for the last couple years,” he said at the launching of ECTEL’s souvenir edition of its 15th Anniversary Magazine on Thursday evening. “I believe it’s high time that we take the decision to advise the council of ministers to move forward in a very decisive way so that the consumers within the OECS territories can benefit from a reduction of roaming rates.”
Darroux stated that ECTEL should liaise with service providers on the issue, for the benefit of consumers within the OECS.
“I continue to encourage dialogue with the service providers so that we can reach an amicable resolution and at the end of the day, once the decision is taken, the consumers within the OECS territories will benefit,” he explained. “Because for too long, we’ve seen consumers complaining about high rates that they spend when we move from island to island just a stone’s throw away.
Darroux encouraged the committee to address the issue at the next meeting, carded for Friday, January 22nd, in order to devise an expeditious solution.
“And I believe ECTEL, with this mandate, has the responsibility to advise the council of ministers at our next meeting on the decision to move the process forward, as to the reduction in roaming rates,” he said.
Why do they call it roaming, anyways? That’s why it’s being charged. If you stop roaming you won’t be charged.
I think there are bigger issues concerning out ICT in Dominica before “Roaming Charges” dont you think Darroux?
it doesnt really matter. i am a teacher. i cannot afford to roam. i just need good network to text., i cannot afford to make calls
LOL when this guys open there mouth i just laugh because they just want things for them is only them liming all around the place and wants to call there girl friends and showoff is that going to get us more work in dominica why dont his guys spend some time driving around in Antigua to see what is work they all joke
what about the matter where users of digicel are not enable to receive what’s up calls?
Why are we so concerned about OECS business when we cannot provide internet service to our children in all public schools? While roaming charges is a bunch of rubbish we need to take a look at our backyard before we look at regional issues.
hey mr Darroux you should wake up. WTO is already working on international laws to make roaming charges illegal. what are you trying to do. make us believe that you are working on something??
hahahahahaha, once again they trying to fool the massive, making it look like they actually doing something. put them on blast.