The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has initiated a cut in mobile termination rates (MTRs) with the aim of making retail services more affordable for consumers.
Nyasa Times quotes the regulator’s Director General Godfrey Itaye as saying that on 1 January 2018 the maximum MTR fell from USD4.0 to USD2.0 per minute, and the rate is scheduled to drop to USD1.2 twelve months later and again to USD0.6 per minute on 1 January 2020. The move follows the completion of a study to develop cost models and pricing for regulated wholesale and retail telecoms services that was carried out in consultation with key industry stakeholders.
Source: https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2018/01/03/macra-halves-mtrs-to-usd2/