KTHL reduces massive internet prices

By PRUDENCE AUVITA

KUMUL Telekom Subsidiaries’, Telikom and be-mobile internet prices have been reduced by 70-80 percent on average this month.

Kumul Telikom Holdings Limited (KTHL) Marketing Manager Silas Matoli said this is great news for Telekom’s valid customers and for the people of Papua New Guinea and the country’s economy.

“It is the first of its kind to reduce rates permanently to a fixed rate which will be used throughout the country in terms of communication and internet service provider,” he said

The significant reduction has been effective on 1^st of July.

Mr Matoli said with the slogan ‘Take Back PNG’, Telikom has now taken an initiative to take back the digital market: “taking back the digital market does not mean we are racist but simply basing our main target at increasing subscribers up to 50 percent”. 

Chairman of KTHL Andrew Johnson said: “a universal characteristic of a nation being part of the advanced world economy is a well-developed telecommunications sector providing services to all citizens that are universally available, reliable, and highly capable in all aspects of multimedia services and most importantly for most citizens, affordable. Being part of a society has world class telecommunications that you can’t afford to utilize is inequitable’’.

Mr Johnson added that the KTHL board is delighted to support Prime Minister James Marape’s government’s initiative to significantly reduce internet access costs across PNG with KTHL’s commitment in communicating to the people across the nation.

Minister for Communications and Energy Renbo Paita on the same note said the 70-80 percent massive reduction of internet enables access to faster and easier internet communication access.

ICT is the cost cutting for PNG to increase business and establish new business.

“My challenge now is to reduce the cost of communication and energy, this price reduction is permanent and not a one off campaign.

“This initiative is consistent with our governments focus to transform and grow our economy ultimately creating new businesses and even more new jobs, enhance our children’s education and participation of government,” Paita said.

Meanwhile, the KTHL presented a dummy cheque of K25, 000 to the disaster appeal for Manam and said the same amount will be presented to West New Britain which was affected by the volcano.