GCC to lower roaming rates

A meeting of government ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed to work on cutting mobile roaming rates between their countries.

The GCC ministers decided to adhere to the ministerial resolution made at a meeting three years ago, which stated that the GCC countries will move the implementation of proposals from a working group for a 30 per cent cut in roaming rates.

In a statement, the telecommunications regulatory authorities in the GCC said they would inform operators immediately after the meeting to implement the resolution.